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European leaders divided over how far to accommodate Trump’s ‘wrecking ball’ politics and foreign policy

US Democrats will use a security summit this weekend to urge European leaders to stand up to Donald Trump, with the continent divided over how to keep the unpredictable US president on side.

Democrats at the annual Munich Security Conference will include some of Trump’s most outspoken critics, such as the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, the New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Arizona senator Ruben Gallego and the Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer.

Newsom has already urged Europeans to realise that “grovelling to Trump’s needs” makes them “look pathetic on the world stage”, telling reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month he “should have brought a bunch of knee pads”.

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[-] lmmarsano@group.lt 1 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

How do you suggest they do that? They're the minority in both chambers of congress & already overwhelmingly oppose the president's party on legislation. From roll call analysis

  • polarization is at the highest in the last several decades

  • Democrats have lately voted with higher party unity than Republicans

    In the House and the Senate, the average party conformity score was higher for Democrats than Republicans over the nearly 18,000 total votes taken. Democrats in the House voted with their party 90.4 percent of the time; Republicans in the House, 89.3 percent of the time. In the Senate, the gulf was wider: Democrats lined up 89.8 percent of the time while Republicans did so only 86.6 percent of the time.

    Over the past 20 years, Democrats have, in fact, been more likely to stick together on votes than have Republicans.

  • non-cooperation between parties is the highest it's been for at least 6 decades & increasing

They're supporting protests against the president's actions.

[-] core@leminal.space 1 points 7 hours ago

When the Rs are minorities they are wrenches in spokes and sand in the gears of the govt. The Ds "try" and fold at the first opportunity. They could have prosecuted Trump immediately after J6 but waited years. They could have investigated the rigging of the 2024 election and didn't. They've enabled, aided, and abetted the Rs facism and authoritarianism.

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