Trump faces US midterm defeat as Europe braces for possible foreign policy backlash
Briefing by News4U · First published
The Guardian reports that Donald Trump’s Republicans suffered a decisive midterm loss, installing a Democratic Congress, yet European leaders fear he may still use foreign policy powers to confront Europe. Trump could veto aid for Ukraine, impose new tariffs or attempt a carve-up of eastern Europe in talks with Russia. Far-right parties in France, Germany and Italy have distanced themselves from Trump, while Spain’s Socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez called a snap election for 29 November amid public protests over housing and wages. [1]
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