STRASBOURG, France – How to deal with Donald Trump’s disruptive return to the White House and the tempestuous forays of his billionaire ally Elon Musk
into European affairs?
Campaign trail promises to “take other countries’ jobs”, slap tariffs on US allies and halt aid to Ukraine barely elicited a reaction as Brussels insisted it was ready, come what may. But parliament itself is divided on the issue and — unlike many national assemblies — holds little real power, particularly on foreign policy.
“When beasts smell fear they attack double” the ferocity, said socialist lawmaker Laura Ballarin Cereza, voicing concern about the bloc’s muted response to incursions by Musk and Trump into its affairs.
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