Is Europe’s Populist Right Turning on Trump?

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Following Trump’s return, many European right wing populists were hoping that an ally in the White House could help dismantle the EU and increase support for nationalist parties. More than a year on, that still doesn’t appear to be the case.

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Is Europe’s radical right turning on Trump?
https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-war-europe-far-right-response-puzzle-jordan-bardella-marine-le-pen-alice-weidel/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/07/europes-far-right-is-lost-in-trumps-war-against-iran
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/18/iran-war-trump-maga-europe-far-right-populist-international/ https://unherd.com/2026/03/will-european-populists-dump-trump/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/03/13/trump-meloni-unpopular-war-europe/
https://spectator.com/article/why-the-afd-has-fallen-out-of-love-with-trump/
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/01/22/france-s-far-right-rn-toughens-stance-on-trump-to-avoid-trap-ahead-of-2027-presidential-election_6749702_5.html
https://www.ft.com/content/af3c5cfe-6b63-4bc5-8c1d-73b1972c73c6?syn-25a6b1a6=1
https://www.ft.com/content/d41c5eb5-4ec7-431d-ab16-bdc8ac9cc67c?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Trump support among Europe’s hard right
https://www.politico.eu/article/politico-poll-international-populism-donald-trump/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/01/western-europeans-even-some-on-far-right-want-harris-victory-poll-finds

Europe’s hard-right reacts to 2024 US election result
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2024/11/trump-and-his-growing-number-european-allies-threaten-european-project
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-election-donald-trump-europe-populists-right-wing-viktor-orban-giorgia-meloni-karl-nehammer-war-in-ukraine/
https://www.politico.eu/article/france-far-right-marine-le-pen-not-celebrating-donald-trump-return-yet-us-election/

Trump favourability in Europe
https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54019-how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-europe-january-2026

Analysis
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/17/second-trump-reign-could-make-life-a-lot-harder-for-eus-far-right-leaders
https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/09/the-european-radical-right-in-the-age-of-trump-20
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/04/far-right-europe-trump-tariffs
https://www.bruegel.org/analysis/economic-impact-trumps-tariffs-europe-initial-assessment
https://www.populismstudies.org/right-wing-nationalism-trump-and-the-future-of-us-european-relations/

00:00 – Introduction
01:25 – Context
04:58 – Is the European right turning on Trump?
07:48 – Sponsored Content

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