Professor: Vance’s speech shook European trust

Professor John Ryan says Trump’s tariffs worsen European distrust in the US, already triggered by VP Vance’s speech in Munich. #Trumptariffs #Tariffs

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00:00John, since U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance made that speech at the Munich Security Conference,

00:07relations with the European Union appear to be strained.

00:11And in light of the higher tariffs on the bloc, where does this leave the EU-U.S. partnership?

00:18And where could China possibly step into this mix?

00:22So I think that you've got a situation where not only in terms of defense and security,

00:32there is a feeling overall in Europe that America, under President Trump,

00:39can no longer be counted on or trusted to be a security or a defense partner in the future.

00:47And these tariffs only accentuate that feeling.