‘Enemy of Europe’? How Trump’s push for Greenland spooked far-right allies
Leaders and voters who formerly applauded US president’s aims have been growing increasingly uneasy Donald Trump’s attempted Greenland grab has driven a wedge between the US president and some of his ideological allies in Europe, as previously unstinting enthusiasm and admiration collides with...
<p>Leaders and voters who formerly applauded US president’s aims have been growing increasingly uneasy </p><p>Donald Trump’s attempted <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/21/davos-2026-trump-greenland-rules-out-force-part-north-america">Greenland grab</a> has driven a wedge between the US president and some of his ideological allies in Europe, as previously unstinting enthusiasm and admiration collides with one of the far right’s key tenets: national sovereignty.</p><p>Trump’s subsequent <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/trump-nato-afghanistan-troops">disparaging remark</a> that Nato allies’ troops “stayed a little off the frontlines” while fighting with US forces in Afghanistan has only deepened the divide, piquing far-right patriotic sentiments and prompting an avalanche of criticism.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/trump-greenland-europe-far-right-analysis">Continue reading...</a>
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