Trump tells Europe it is facing civilizational erasure'

"The fate of a Europe allegedly in decline, beset by immigration and on the verge of losing its identity as a beacon of Western culture, has become one of the most persistent obsessions of the MAGA ideology during Donald Trump's second presidency. This obsession crystallized on Thursday night with the release of a controversial document signed by Trump himself and titled National Security Strategy of the United States of America."

"Should present trends continue, the continent will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less. The text lists several culprits for that decline: activities of the European Union and other transnational bodies that undermine political liberty and sovereignty, migration policies that are transforming the continent and creating strife, censorship of free speech and suppression of political opposition, cratering birthrates, and loss of national identities and self-confidence."

U.S. national security strategy portrays Europe as facing economic decline and a risk of civilizational erasure driven by migration, demographic collapse, and weakening national sovereignty. The strategy warns that, if present trends continue, the continent could be unrecognizable within twenty years or less. It identifies culprits including activities of the European Union and other transnational bodies that undermine political liberty and sovereignty, migration policies that transform the continent and create strife, censorship and suppression of political opposition, cratering birthrates, and loss of national identities and self-confidence. The document adopts positions long held by far-right European parties and reflects MAGA movement support for those objectives. The strategy follows similar rhetoric from U.S. officials at recent security forums.

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