{"id":2263860,"date":"2024-06-10T10:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-connolly-says-he-has-never-seen-europeans-as-anxious-about-trump-winning\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T10:32:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:32:37","slug":"rep-connolly-says-he-has-never-seen-europeans-as-anxious-about-trump-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-connolly-says-he-has-never-seen-europeans-as-anxious-about-trump-winning\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Connolly notes unprecedented European anxiety over the possibility of a Trump victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-connolly-says-he-has-never-seen-europeans-as-anxious-about-trump-winning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2263860&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Gerry Connolly expressed concerns \u2063about Europeans&#8217;\u200b apprehension regarding the prospect of Donald Trump \u200bwinning \u2062a \u200bsecond term \u2064as U.S. President. Connolly, who has \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">extensive experience<\/a> with NATO, emphasized that Europeans are significantly anxious about the potential impact of Trump&#8217;s re-election on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-parliament-votes-unanimously-to-recognize-chinas-genocide\/\" title=\"Canadian Parliament Votes Unanimously To Recognize China\u2019s Genocide\">global issues<\/a>. His comments were a response \u2063to Sen. Tom Cotton&#8217;s assertion that Trump&#8217;s return to the\u200d presidency would positively influence \u200cglobal peace,\u200b specifically relating to \u200dconflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Connolly disagreed with \u2062Cotton, stressing the heightened level of worry among European\u200d allies about \u200cthe future direction of American \u2062politics and its implications for global stability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) said Sunday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Europeans<\/a> are \u201canxious\u201d about a potential second presidency by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Connolly was asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3033706\/tom-cotton-cites-bidens-handling-of-foreign-affairs-for-lack-of-global-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naomi-osaka-calls-comments-made-by-tokyo-2020-president-yoshiro-mori-ignorant\/\" title=\"Naomi Osaka calls comments made by Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori \u2018ignorant\u2019\">recent comments made<\/a> by Sen. Tom Cotton<\/a> (R-AR), who said that making Trump president again would help end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war-in-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the war between Russia and Ukraine<\/a>, as well as the war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>. The Virginia lawmaker pushed back against Cotton\u2019s assessment, arguing that Europeans are afraid of another Trump presidency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been very involved in NATO, in the Parliamentary Assembly, the legislative arm of NATO, for the last decade-plus, and I can tell you I have never seen Europeans as anxious about American politics as they are right now,\u201d Connolly said. \u201cEverything\u2019s at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Connolly added that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NATO<\/a> has been effective amid the war in Ukraine, as Russia has not attacked other nations that are a part of the alliance. He then stated that questioning the effectiveness of NATO is \u201creally reckless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The congressman was also asked about the recent European Union elections, which saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3033830\/right-wing-parties-make-major-gains-in-european-union-elections\/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3Y4PoOnN1Bl9Pr1n1DrnOhWmHHI4r63Q_elbi3b9xupnktniLA3Np6M1o_aem_AS_vB3ksOBVNH-zYNkCqTjOyLqrsaUS-beO6oFyMX-TlflCD8x1ytFgE9HEUVt0wALtTWOQxJtT6KZ1tWJh8V1U6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>right-wing parties experience several major victories<\/a>. Connolly said it was \u201calarming\u201d to see \u201cfar-right parties\u201d undergo these victories and added that the victories reflect \u201cdeep concern\u201d about the status of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigration<\/a> in European countries. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-responds-to-myanmars-military-coup-we-will-take-action\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Responds To Myanmar\u2019s Military Coup: We \u2018Will Take Action\u2019\">recent elections<\/a> was that of France, where the National Rally party received over 30% of the vote as of 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, over twice as much as French President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/emmanuel-macron\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Emmanuel Macron\u2019s<\/a> Renaissance party. The National Rally\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/rassemblementnational.fr\/22-mesures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>principles<\/a> include \u201cputting an end to settlement immigration\u201d and allowing companies to increase wages by 10%.<\/p>\n<p>Macron has responded to the election results by dissolving his country\u2019s National Assembly and announcing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-president-macron-calls-a-snap-legislative-election-after-defeat-in-eu-vote\/\" title=\"French President Macron announces a sudden legislative election following a loss in the EU vote\">snap legislative election<\/a> to be held within the next 30 days, marking the first time a French president has used this power since 1997.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) expressed concerns on Sunday about Europeans&#8217; anxiety over the possibility of Donald Trump&#8217;s re-election. His comments followed Sen. Tom Cotton&#8217;s (R-AR) assertion that Trump&#8217;s return could resolve conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2263861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP23135674370379-1024x684.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2263860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP23135674370379-1024x684.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2263860"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2263860\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2263861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2263860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2263860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2263860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}