βBiden canβt do itβ: European politicians shocked by US presidentβs debate flop
Some call for rethink by Democrats and say continent must step up preparations for another Trump term
European politicians, already drowning in multiple crises of their own, were left shell-shocked and aghast at Joe Bidenβs meandering performance in Thursdayβs presidential debate, aware that a second Trump term had drawn that much nearer β with all that this implies for the rise of populism in the continent, the future of Nato, and for Ukraine and the Middle East.
The voices of despair came from across the mainstream political spectrum, interspersed with the odd call for Europe to prepare even more intensively for a Trump second coming.
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