{"id":2518678,"date":"2025-12-08T09:17:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-smacks-eu-with-official-declaration-saying-their-freeloading-days-are-over\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T09:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:19:12","slug":"trump-smacks-eu-with-official-declaration-saying-their-freeloading-days-are-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-smacks-eu-with-official-declaration-saying-their-freeloading-days-are-over\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Smacks EU with Official Declaration Saying Their Freeloading Days &#8216;Are Over&#8217;"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-smacks-eu-with-official-declaration-saying-their-freeloading-days-are-over%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=2518678&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>The White House released a 29-page national security strategy under President Donald Trump emphasizing an &#8220;America First&#8221; approach. The document signals a shift away from the U.S. acting as a global caretaker, stating that Europe and other wealthy allies must take primary responsibility for their own defense and regional stability.It criticizes Europe&#8217;s declining economy and military strength,attributing the problems not only to low military spending but also to restrictive regulations,migration challenges,loss of national identity,and suppression of free speech. The report warns that if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-two-parent-family-in-childhood-predicts-church-participation-in-adulthood-studies-reveal\/\" title=\"Studies show that growing up in a two-parent family predicts church participation in adulthood.\">current trends persist<\/a>,Europe coudl be fundamentally changed within 20 years,questioning whether some European nations will remain reliable U.S. allies. The strategy also marks an end to the era of mass migration, arguing that uncontrolled immigration has strained resources, increased crime, and weakened social cohesion, urging sovereign countries to control their borders strictly. The document was strongly criticized by European leaders, who viewed it as an attack on the European Union and an unwanted interference in their domestic affairs. Nonetheless, the strategy asserts the U.S. will continue to support genuine democracy and freedom but expects Europe to become more self-reliant in matters of defense and governance.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A sweeping statement from the White House outlining President Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;America First&rdquo; national security strategy says Europe can either change or rot.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The days of the United States propping up the entire world order like Atlas are over,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">29-page document<\/a> states, in bracingly direct language. &ldquo;We count among our many allies and partners dozens of wealthy, sophisticated nations that must assume primary responsibility for their regions and contribute far more to our collective defense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The strongly worded document reframes the U.S. role in the world and rejects the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sweden-stuns-europe-major-push-back-globalist-agenda-warns-western-nations-follow-suit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">globalist model<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After the end of the Cold War, American foreign policy elites convinced themselves that permanent American domination of the entire world was in the best interests of our country. Yet the affairs of other countries are our concern only if their activities directly threaten our interests,&rdquo; the document states.<\/p>\n<p>It contends Europe&rsquo;s problems are deeper than &ldquo;insufficient military spending and economic stagnation,&rdquo; attributing its declining  of global GDP to &ldquo;national and transnational regulations that undermine creativity and industriousness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The larger issues facing Europe include activities of the European Union and other transnational bodies that undermine political liberty and sovereignty, migration policies that are transforming the continent and creating strife, censorship of free speech and suppression of political opposition, cratering birthrates, and loss of national identities and self-confidence,&rdquo; the document states.<\/p>\n<p>And some sentences are damning.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Should present trends continue, the continent will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less,&rdquo; it states. &ldquo;As such, it is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It was not well received by European officials.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a frontal attack on the European Union,&rdquo; Brando Benifei, an Italian member of the European Parliament, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/05\/world\/europe\/trump-europe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report is &ldquo;totally unacceptable,&rdquo; full of &ldquo;extreme, shocking phrases,&rdquo; he said, alleging some sections call for election interference.<\/p>\n<p>Johann Wadephul, Germany&rsquo;s foreign minister, said he does not &ldquo;believe that we need to get advice here from any country or party,&rdquo; the newspaper reported.<\/p>\n<p>He said the U.S. is a NATO ally, but &ldquo;questions like freedom of expression, freedom of opinion and how we organize our liberal society here in the Federal Republic of Germany are not part of that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The new National Security Strategy of the United States:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As Alexander Hamilton argued in our republic&rsquo;s earliest days, the United States must never be dependent on any outside power for core components&mdash;from raw materials to parts to finished products&mdash; necessary to the nation&rsquo;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XWsBL6hxjL\">pic.twitter.com\/XWsBL6hxjL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Under Secretary of State Jacob S. Helberg (@UnderSecE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UnderSecE\/status\/1997032911065780640?\">December 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Ian Lesser, who heads the Brussels office of the German Marshall Fund, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmfus.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington-based nonprofit<\/a> &ldquo;committed to the idea that the United States and Europe are stronger together,&rdquo; said the document &ldquo;treats Europe as a sort of other, one that is a model of what not to do,&rdquo; he said, according to The New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>But Trump&rsquo;s document is unapologetic.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;American diplomacy should continue to stand up for genuine democracy, freedom of expression, and unapologetic celebrations of European nations&rsquo; individual character and history,&rdquo; it states.<\/p>\n<p>And it contains a stark warning for Europeans and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-can-spot-german-cities-added-christmas-markets-muslim-migrants-flooded-country\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consequences of immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over the long term, it is more than plausible that within a few decades at the latest, certain NATO members will become majority non-European. As such, it is an open question whether they will view their place in the world, or their alliance with the United States, in the same way as those who signed the NATO charter,&rdquo; it states.<\/p>\n<p>Goals for Europe include &ldquo;Enabling Europe to stand on its own feet and operate as a group of aligned sovereign nations, including by taking primary responsibility for its own defense, without being dominated by any adversarial power&rdquo; and &ldquo;Cultivating resistance to Europe&rsquo;s current trajectory within European nations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Absolutely incredible&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s National Security Strategy on the basic truth of mass immigration in the West:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who a country admits into it&rsquo;s borders, in what numbers and from where, will inevitably define the future of that nation. The era of mass migration must end.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OkunNo8qsP\">pic.twitter.com\/OkunNo8qsP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Geiger_Capital\/status\/1996976964385886312?\">December 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The document also contains cautionary language about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/horrifying-crime-12-year-old-paris-highlights-europes-illegal-immigration-catastrophe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an explosive topic<\/a> in a section titled, &ldquo;The Era of Mass Migration Is Over.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Who a country admits into its borders &mdash; in what numbers and from where &mdash; will inevitably define the future of that nation. Any country that considers itself sovereign has the right and duty to define its future. Throughout history, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sovereign nations prohibited uncontrolled migration<\/a> and granted citizenship only rarely to foreigners, who also had to meet demanding criteria,&rdquo; the document states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The West&rsquo;s experience over the past decades vindicates this enduring wisdom. In countries throughout the world, mass migration has strained domestic resources, increased violence and other crime, weakened social cohesion, distorted labor markets, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-saule-omarova-worries-bitcoin-might-undermine-national-security\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee Saule Omarova Worries Bitcoin Might Undermine ... Security\">undermined national security<\/a>. 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