Opinions Of Donald Trump’s US Sink To New Low In West Europe

Many Europeans now see Donald Trump’s US as a threat to the continent, according to a new poll.

YouGov found attitudes towards America in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain have all dropped once again.

Between 11 and 31% of respondents said they see the US as a “major” threat to Europe.

This rises to between 34 and 61% if including those who said the States was “major or moderate threat” to the continent.

The pollsters found these respondents – from Europe’s six largest nations – put the US in a similar threat category to Iran, North Korea and China, though far less of a concern than Russia.

But, YouGov also found most Europeans do not think that even the collective continent is powerful enough to stand up to the States right now.

Between 14 to 26% of respondents believe the continent could contest the US if there was a major disagreement.

Fewer than half in any country (27 to 44%) believe that even if Europe got its act together it could stand up the States.

These findings come as world leaders gather at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

At last year’s summit, US vice president JD Vance tore into the continent, saying illegal immigration was its most urgent challenge.

He accused leaders of running “in fear of your own voters”, and claimed it faced “threats from within” Europe rather than Russia and China because of its “retreat from some of its most fundamental values”.

The Trump administration also warned about Europe becoming less white in a new national security plan in December, while expressing wider fears about “civilisation erasure”.

“Within a few decades at the latest, certain Nato members will become majority non-European,” its National Security Strategy claimed, without evidence. “Should present trends continue, the continent will be unrecognisable in 20 years or less.”