Should the EU fear a Trump return to the White House?

Trump's return to the White House after his decisive victory in the Iowa caucus could spell trouble for the European Union.

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00:00 Thank you very much everybody. Great honor. Thank you very much. Thank you.

00:04 Trump's landslide victory in the Iowa Republican caucus could be a concern for Europe. A Trump

00:14 return to the White House could mean a new EU-US trade tariff war after four years of relative

00:20 calm during the Biden administration. During Trump's first mandate, the US imposed tariffs

00:26 on several EU products, though these are now suspended.

00:32 It's true that the context has changed and has changed a lot compared to the previous years,

00:40 also in the context of war and global instability, which could bring it to more

00:46 mixed recommendations. On the other hand, it's also true that even with this administration,

00:50 although with much more relaxed tones and a certain delay in what could be the problem

00:58 especially on aluminum steel, we haven't seen an extremely collaborative country.

01:06 Trade is not the only issue the EU is worried about. The US has been the biggest donor to Ukraine

01:12 in almost two years of war, but now Washington can't agree on new funds for Kiev, despite growing

01:18 pressure from Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky. If Trump wins, the US could become an unreliable ally.

01:26 The biggest challenge dealing with Mr. Trump is that he is so unpredictable. He has said the one thing on Ukraine,

01:33 that he will support Ukraine as much as required, and on the other hand, he has been openly questioning

01:39 further US support for Ukraine. So he obviously has different views and you never know exactly what his view is.

01:46 This is only the first chapter in a very long race. Despite Trump's Iowa victory, the former president

01:52 needs more to secure the Republican candidacy and get his shot to beat Biden in the elections.

01:58 [SWOOSH]