G7 allies quietly build economic safeguards against a less reliable United States
The New Yorker—European leaders have shifted from managing Trump to actively hedging against him, developing independent defense frameworks and trade arrangements that reduce dependence on American institutions. The Washington Post reported that allies at the Évian summit are planning for a world where US leadership is unreliable. Separately, Trump allies are quietly pursuing the largely symbolic expungement of his two presidential impeachments, while lobbyists and investors continue pushing a Greenland acquisition.
- The New Yorker — lobbyists and investors actively pushing Trump to pursue Greenland acquisition
- Google News Top — G7 allies plan for a world less economically reliant on U.S. leadership.
- Washington Post — European leaders shifted from managing Trump to hedging with independent defense + trade frameworks
- HuffPost — Politics — Trump allies pursuing expungement of both presidential impeachments — largely symbolic effort