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U.S. President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026.
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Europe's far-right parties face growing obstacle: Donald Trump

by Martin Fornusek

Donald Trump's bulldozer-style foreign policy is a gut punch for the far-right. Nationalist parties in the U.K., France, and Germany — endorsed by the U.S. president — have pushed back against the American leader's claim on Greenland and the temporary threat of tariffs against those who stand in his way. While aligned with Trump on immigration, enmity toward the EU, and a dovish stance on Russia, Europe's hard-right populists see their interests clash with MAGA's "America First" policy. Exper

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