European Populists Dumping Trump

European sovereigntist and national‑populist parties that enthusiastically embraced Trump in 2025 are beginning to pull back because his tariff policies, territorial rhetoric (Greenland) and the Iran war produce immediate economic and energy pain for European voters. That recoil reveals a potential partisan realignment: national‑populist parties may prioritize local material interests and energy security over symbolic transatlantic alliances. — If European right‑wing parties abandon or distance themselves from Trump, transatlantic conservative networks, NATO politics, and election narratives across Europe could shift materially before the next national contests.