He framed the problem as Europe’s fault, urging leaders to reject the “climate cult” and saying the U.S. had no interest “in being polite and orderly caretakers of the West’s managed decline.” He criticized “an unprecedented wave of mass migration that threatens the cohesion of our societies.” But Rubio also leaned into shared U.S. security and cultural ties with Western Europe — Michelangelo, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles — and joked that German immigrants “dramatically upgraded the quality of American beer.” He acknowledged that the U.S. doesn’t know if Russia is serious about ending its war with Ukraine and drew a stark distinction between China and the West. The dual message highlighted the rupture at the center of recent tension between the U.S. and its allies: the Trump administration says Europe is to blame for straying from state sovereignty and nationalist values.
Author: Bloomberg News
Published at: 2026-02-14 23:07:11
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