Trump goads cringing Europe

Published December 10, 2025 6:00am ET



President Donald Trump added insult to injury in an interview this week, calling European leaders “weak” and describing the continent as “decaying.”

There was more: “I know the bad leaders,” the president said, “I know the smart ones. I know the stupid ones. You get some real stupid ones, too. But they’re not doing a good job. Europe is not doing a good job in many ways. They’re not doing a good job.”

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