A single photograph can say a lot. Merkel is meeting with Trump. As usual, they face the media after the meeting. Merkel extends her hand to shake hands, but Trump looks around. Merkel's hand remains in the air, and the press conference ends without a handshake. In a way, the US President was ignoring European states.
The fate of the EU depends in many ways on how the US administration will be shaped. Although discussions about how the change of administration in the United States will affect other countries around the world, especially the Middle East, are taking place, EU countries are the most affected by these developments.
Trump has some prominent views:
- Being at peace with Russia.
- Not wasting unnecessary energy in the Middle East.
- Pressuring Iran, mainly through embargoes.
- Making the trade and geopolitical power struggle with China a primary policy.
- Leaving Europe to its own devices.
- Implementing restrictive measures against irregular migration, especially from Latin American countries like Mexico.
- Protecting countries like "Japan," where the United States provides security forces, by earning more significant amounts.
Globalists, who are not deeply rooted in the United States, such as Hispanics, Blacks, Latin Americans, Africans, etc., are contrasted with Trump's priority to protect the future of his supporters, mainly internal US or white Americans.
Recent debates in Texas could deepen. As is known, the United States is not a union of states but, to some extent, a unity of states. In this context, the risk of deepening crisis is higher. Imagine yourself as a tax-paying US citizen. Out of the responsibility of citizenship, you pay your taxes to the penny for all your commercial activities and fulfill all the requirements of citizenship. However, a handful of Jewish financial acrobats in New York can freely use all the resources of your country. It is quite meaningful that opponents of globalization are more prevalent in central states.
Arms dealers can drive the US military into war. Emptying a bank can create crises nationwide. The World Trade Center can be demolished with a conspiracy, and three Muslim countries can be invaded. The US government has turned into a state apparatus that cannot be controlled by the government. Formerly, this approach was valid for backward countries.
The conviction that Democrats do not have any sensitivity to the country is becoming widespread among Republicans. The concept of 'traitor' is taking on a different dimension in the core USA. This division also has a dimension like religiosity vs. secularism. The central-peripheral debate in the USA seems to continue to deepen. It is likely that when Trump comes to power through elections, globalists on the coast will rebel.
Can the deep state in the USA conspire while Trump is in power?
No one is unaware of how the September 11 attacks, which we, out of habit, call "attacks," created a shockwave worldwide. The land of freedom called the "American dream" suddenly turned into a nightmare island. While people in the USA were living in fear, passing through one corridor to another, they were going through security checks. Whatever Al-Qaeda was, the whole country was trembling with fear. Every day, a Muslim figure caught was featured in the media.
While citizens in the USA were living in fear, suddenly Iraq, Afghanistan, and Yemen were declared enemies, and the US army invaded two states and destabilized Yemen. One million people died in Iraq, one million people died in Afghanistan. Millions of people were disabled, as many people live as refugees and exiles on earth.
Trump came out and said, "September 11 attacks did not happen, that is, the US did this conspiracy. 9 trillion dollars of treasury money went down the drain, millions of people died, our soldiers died for what? For nothing."
Isn't it surprising to learn years later that the reality of invading three countries, on which a state's ten-year strategy is built, is nothing but fiction?
The reaction of US citizens to Israel's genocide against Palestinians is not just a protest against oppression but also a response to this horrific Jewish siege.
US elections still have the potential to influence the entire world. In the face of this influence, the most fragile countries are European countries. The Ukraine-Russia war further deepened the EU's dependency.