Wednesday, January 28, 2026-Donald Trump’s high‑stakes push to secure control and influence over Greenland has unexpectedly fractured his once‑solid relationship with Europe’s far‑right parties, turning a previous ideological alliance into a source of political discomfort.
The push which included threats of tariffs on European nations opposing U.S. ambitions and a renewed focus on Arctic strategic interests came across to many nationalist leaders as coercive and dismissive of national sovereignty, a core principle for right‑wing movements across the continent. The public backlash in legislative debates highlighted deep unease over what was widely seen as an attempt to strong‑arm NATO allies rather than respect longstanding partnerships.
In capitals from Paris to Berlin, far‑right figures have begun to distance themselves from Trump’s approach, openly criticizing what they view as U.S. interference and threats to European autonomy.
Parties that once celebrated Trump’s anti‑establishment posture now find themselves defending the very national sovereignty that Trump’s rhetoric appeared to undermine. Even staunch Trump allies such as Reform UK’s Nigel Farage publicly described the Greenland tactics as “a very hostile act,” signaling that ideological overlap on immigration and identity is giving way to fundamental disagreements on foreign intervention.
The fallout has immediate political implications: far‑right movements that once leveraged Trump’s global rise to bolster their own campaigns are now compelled to balance ideological camaraderie with defending their domestic constituencies’ interests.
This shift not only weakens Trump’s influence across Europe’s nationalist spectrum but also underscores a larger trend in which foreign policy blunders can quickly erode transatlantic populist alliances especially when sovereignty and European independence are perceived to be at stake.
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