Jessica Tarlov

A few barriers have kind of been breached or busted through by European leaders this week.

I think the amount of Trumpian BS that they just called out to his face and on social media is different than it has been in the past.

Like...

Macron, knowing that it's Donald Trump and he's probably going to tell everyone what you said in your text message, which he ended up posting, and it said, I have no idea what you're doing with Greenland and the content of his speech, where he also talked about, you know, a new era of relationships with China.

That's something Mark Carney goes to China, what, just last week.

And then Mark Carney's speech in general, which basically just said America is a superpower.

Yeah.

In the same way as over, the global order is done.

And to some degree, we were silly for thinking that we would have it this way for so long.

And I thought it was really powerful and set the tone.

I'm glad that he had such an early speaking spot and was able to get that kind of messaging out there.

And I think that it also gave...

The European Union leaders, not that the Danish prime minister needed a lot of a lot more like oomph to get her there.

But then for her to be able to respond about this, you know, new quote unquote framework, which was basically the stuff that they've been offering to us forever, I think was rooted in how strong people like Carney and Macron had been in pushing back against the United States.

It makes me think like if a Republican wins in 2028, I think things just carry on this way, even if it's someone who we feel is, quote unquote, more sane.

Like, let's say Marco Rubio is top of the ticket versus right now.

I think the betting markets have it as J.D.

Vance at the top of the ticket and Marco Rubio is the vice president.

But, like, the Republican Party is done with the post-World War II order, except Lindsey Graham.

He's holding on.