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Trump ‘right to be outraged’ by Europe’s betrayal on Iran, says former Thatcher advisor
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As President Donald Trump continues to express anger at NATO European allies for their lack of help in the war with Iran, he’s making clear their behavior comes at a cost.
In the weeks during the war and since the ceasefire, the president has hit back not just with words but with definitive actions against several of those countries.
Germany
On Saturday, Trump said that he would withdraw more than the initial 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany as stated by the Pentagon, after Berlin’s leader denigrated the American effort to stop Iran’s regime from building a nuclear weapon.
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President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2026, to discuss issues including recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
A day earlier he said about Germany that «We’re gonna cut way down. We’re cutting a lot further than 5,000.» The Trump administration previously announced a contraction of 5,000 troops in Germany after the country’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran’s regime «humiliated» Trump.
In an apparent state of panic, Merz walked back his attack on Trump and his Iran strategy on Sunday. The chancellor wrote on X: «The United States is and will remain Germany‘s most important partner in the North Atlantic Alliance. We share a common goal: Iran must not be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.»
Trump ratcheted up his troop reduction number against Germany amid his comments about downsizing U.S. boots on the ground in Spain and Italy because they failed to aid America in the war against Iran. The president’s anger at Western European countries has been simmering for weeks and could lead to profound changes in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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Nile Gardiner, the director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at The Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital, «The lack of support for the United States has been nothing less than treacherous. I think the president has the right to be outraged by the lack of support from key European allies.»
An Iranian flag is planted in the rubble of a police station, damaged in airstrikes on March 3, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)
He said, «There is a very deep-seated cultural appeasement in Europe towards the Iranian regime that goes back many decades, and a flat-out refusal to accept the reality of the immense dangers of a nuclear-armed Iran. European leaders are sleepwalking toward destruction with this perilous path they have taken.
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«The lack of support for the United States is how far Europe has gone toward losing its moral compass. Iran is a genocidal regime that threatens to wipe Israel off the map.» He noted that the Islamic Republic has killed huge numbers of its population.
Gardiner, a former advisor to Lady Thatcher said, «If you listen to European leaders, it’s as if the U.S. is the villain here.»
Merz, speaking last week in Marsberg, criticized the U.S. approach to Iran, saying Washington was being «humiliated by the Iranian leadership» and expressing hope the conflict would end «as quickly as possible.»
Gardiner said of Merz’s remarks that, «comments like these actually help the propaganda of the Iranian dictatorship. It is astonishing that a German chancellor would make these kinds of remarks at a time of war…and the German chancellor is giving comfort to the Iranian regime. It is disgusting.»
Numerous Fox News Digital press queries sent to Merz’s spokesman Stefan Kornelius were not returned.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called the U.S. conflict with Iran «reckless» and «unjust.» (Yves Herman/Reuters)
Spain and Italy
Before his announcement on the troop withdrawal from Germany, and in response to a question about reducing U.S. troops in Spain and Italy, Trump responded, «I mean, they haven’t been exactly on board. Yeah, probably. Yeah, I probably will… Italy has not been of any help to us. And Spain has been horrible. Absolutely horrible.»
Spain’s socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez has taken a belligerent stand against the U.S. and Israeli military campaign against the Iranian regime, forbidding the U.S. from using its military bases in Spain to refuel aircraft or prepare for military action. He has decried the campaign as illegal while staying quiet on the regime’s murder of thousands of protesters and its increased drive to produce ballistic missiles and acquire nuclear weapons-grade enriched uranium.
Gardiner said, «The Spanish have been the worst by a long way. At least the Germans and Italy have allowed the use of its own bases. The Spanish have refused to cooperate in any way with the war.»
Trump told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera last month about the country’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni that «I’m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong.»
The Europe expert, Gardiner, sees a wide gulf between how mainly Western European countries and the United States view the preservation of Western civilization, freedom, democracy and liberty.
French President Emmanuel Macron listens to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a working session with world leaders at the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, on June 13, 2024. (Andrew Medichini/AP)
«Europe has lost both its ability and its will to fight. The United States is clearly willing to fight to defend Western civilization and the free world. Much of Europe has given up on this, especially Western Europe. It is an appeasement mindset cojoined with weakness and pacifism and also a growing acceptance by European leaders of mass migration and Islamification.»
He added, «Europe has fundamentally changed over the last twenty years beyond recognition, and yet Europe’s ruling elites accept it seemingly as a fact, with some notable exceptions.»
France and the UK
Trump took the United Kingdom and France in March to task for their postioning on the war against Iran.
«The Country of France wouldn’t let planes headed to Israel, loaded up with military supplies, fly over French territory,» Trump wrote on Truth Social.
«France has been VERY UNHELPFUL with respect to the ‘Butcher of Iran,’ who has been successfully eliminated! The U.S.A. will REMEMBER!!!,» he wrote.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Feb. 17, 2025, before an informal summit of European leaders to discuss the situation in Ukraine and European security. (Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump also wrote, «All of those countries that can’t get jet fuel because of the Strait of Hormuz, like the United Kingdom, which refused to get involved in the decapitation of Iran, I have a suggestion for you.»
«Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT.»
«You’ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won’t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren’t there for us. Iran has been, essentially, decimated. The hard part is done. Go get your own oil!»
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Gardiner said the crisis over the Iran war shows that Europe has surrendered. The big Western Europeans have embraced «defeatism,» and «they do not care. It is as simple as that. And future generations will have to pay the price for the course Europe is taking now,» he said.
Fox News’ Brittany Miller and Solly Boussidan contributed to this report.
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House GOP divisions are erupting on the midterm campaign trail as Republicans fight an uphill battle to keep control of Congress for the latter half of President Donald Trump’s term.
The infighting touched down in Florida on Wednesday, where two House Republicans are endorsing a primary opponent to incumbent Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., who is facing multiple investigations into his finances and allegations of domestic abuse, among other claims. Mills has denied any wrongdoing.
Reps. Mike Haridopolos, R-Fla., and Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., announced they’re backing former local TV anchor Ryan Elijah for Mills’ seat and said they «urge our fellow Republicans to join us in supporting him.»
«Ryan Elijah is an excellent candidate and will ensure victory for us in Florida 7,» Haridopolos told Fox News Digital. The Florida congressman will be in attendance at Mills’ debate against Elijah on Wednesday night and plans to sit next to the candidate’s wife.
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Representative Cory Mills, R-Fla., addresses the media outside of Manhattan Criminal Court on behalf of former President Donald Trump on May 14, 2024 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Notably, President Donald Trump has endorsed Haridopolos, Luna and Mills for re-election — a fact Mills brought up in his response to Fox News Digital.
«I’m the only candidate in this race endorsed by President Donald Trump. Not once, not twice, but three times. I’m proud to have earned his trust because he knows I’ll continue fighting to advance the America First agenda and deliver results,» Mills said. «The fact is, my office has returned more than $107 million to the people of Florida’s 7th District, led Florida in constituent services, built one of the strongest conservative voting records in Congress, and flipped this district from blue to red,and kept it red. My record speaks for itself.»
It comes after another GOP source told Fox News Digital that some Florida Republicans were worried about the chances of keeping Mills’ seat if he won the primary on Tuesday, Aug. 18.
The nonpartisan Cook Political Report downgraded its projection for Republicans from «Solid R» to «Likely R» earlier this year. And with a Cook rating of R+5, Democrats could be within striking distance if Republicans see a tough enough cycle in November.
Mills is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee and the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to a source, though he has consistently insisted that he has not done anything wrong.
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The Republican military veteran dismissed reports of a DOJ investigation as a «desperate lie» by his opponents and said on X late last month, «We are not aware of any DOJ investigation, nor has there been any confirmation of such investigation by DOJ or FBI, and would fully cooperate if there was one.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Mills for a response to Haridopolos and Luna’s endorsement.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna speaks during the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on border and immigration issues in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7, 2023. (Jack Gruber/USA TODAY)
Mills is one of several House Republicans whose allegations of misconduct are posing a headache for the GOP on the campaign trail.
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., announced overnight that he would drop his re-election bid after an explosive report detailed sexual harassment accusations by two young female staffers. Edwards has denied those accusations but has admitted to at times making staff feel uncomfortable.
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And Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, has been accused of domestic abuse by his ex-wife and former father-in-law, Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, and is facing pressure from congressional Republicans to drop out of his race as well. One House GOP source called the situation a «f—ing trainwreck» in comments to Fox News Digital.
Miller has denied any wrongdoing and asked the House Ethics Committee to initiate an investigation in order to clear his name. The former Trump aide has resisted calls to exit the race, insisting he will win in November and that the public accusations from his ex-wife are a bid to derail his political career.
All three House seats are on the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) target list, meaning Democrats are pouring money and resources into those races.
One House Republican, who was granted anonymity to speak freely, told Fox News Digital that all three should drop out of their races, stating, «We must lead by example.»
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Noviembre será finalmente el mes que romperá con los casi 40 años que pasaron de la última vez que un papa visitó la Argentina. En esta oportunidad, León XIV, el sucesor del recordado Francisco I, será quien llegue al país con tres paradas: Buenos Aires, Córdoba y Luján, donde oficiará una misa.
Aunque durante todo el mandato del sumo pontífice argentino se mantuvo la expectativa por su llegada, finalmente eso nunca ocurrió así como tampoco la de su antecesor, Benedicto XVI. Por eso, el arribo del papa estadounidense y con el corazón peruano, generó una fuerte expectativa en toda Sudamérica.
La última vez que un papá visitó la Argentina
Hace 39 años el papa Juan Pablo II llegaba de visita a la Argentina, en un viaje que tenía muchos significados más allá de una misión sacerdotal puntual, que era la Jornada Mundial de la Juventud, que se cerró en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.
Se trataba de la segunda vez que el “papa peregrino” besaba el suelo argentino y su llegada, además, representó la última ocasión en que un sumo pontífice estuvo en el país.
Juan Pablo II en Argentina.
Aquella visita de Juan Pablo II el 6 de abril 1987 fue programada y duró seis días, luego de haber pasado también por Uruguay y Chile, desde donde arribó a Buenos Aires. Todo lo contrario a su improvisada primera vez, cinco años antes, en plena guerra de las Malvinas.
En 1982, a comienzos de junio, el Papa había estado en el Reino Unido, como parte de una gira prevista desde antes de iniciado el conflicto bélico en las islas del Atlántico Sur. Pero, dadas las circunstancias, aprovechó para interceder en busca de la paz y del fin de la guerra.
Y esa situación lo llevó a improvisar unas semanas después un viaje relámpago, de un día y medio, a la Argentina, para dar el mismo mensaje. Su llegada fue el 11 de junio y 31 horas después se fue: dos días más tarde, el presidente de facto Leopoldo Galtieri ordenó la rendición de las tropas argentinas en las Islas Malvinas.
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Juan Pablo II aterrizó en el aeroparque Jorge Newbery de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, procedente de Santiago de Chile. Y en la pista fue recibido por el presidente Raúl Alfonsín, quien estaba acompañado por su esposa María Lorenza Barrenechea.
Luego de decir unas palabras, se subió al “Papamóvil” (siempre blindado luego del atentado que sufriera en 1981) y tras un paso por la Nunciatura porteña, se dirigió a la Casa de Gobierno, donde volvió a verse con Alfonsín, y en concepto de reunión formal. Ahí, el pontífice salió al balcón de la Rosada, desde donde saludó a la multitud que se había reunido en la Plaza de Mayo.
Más de un millón de fieles fueron a la misa que Juan Pablo II dio desde un altar que se ubicó en 9 de Julio y Santa Fe.
En esos días en los que estuvo en el país, además de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, estuvo en Bahía Blanca, Tucumán, Corrientes, Viedma, Mendoza, Córdoba, Salta, Paraná y Rosario. Había llegado el lunes 6 y el sábado 11 estuvo al frente del Encuentro con los Jóvenes y en la mañana del domingo, uno muy especial para los católicos porque era “domingo de Ramos”, el previo a la Pascua, encabezó la jornada Mundial de la Juventud desde un altar ubicado en 9 de Julio y Santa Fe, estimándose que más de un millón de personas participó del evento.
Las palabras de despedida de Juan Pablo II en la Argentina
En las que fueron las últimas palabras formales a todos los fieles de la Argentina, en especial a los jóvenes que habían llegado hasta el centro porteño desde diferentes puntos del país -y también de otros países vecinos-, Juan Pablo II dejó un mensaje de amor y de fe: “Podéis estar seguros de que os llevo a todos muy dentro de mi corazón. Os pido que, cada día, recéis por mí y Dios os lo recompensará sobreabundantemente. Ruego a la Virgen de Luján que os alcance de su divino Hijo la gracia para corresponder fielmente a las exigencias de vuestra vocación cristiana”.
El 11 de junio de 1982 el papa Juan Pablo II rezó ante la Virgen de Luján. Su Santidad vino a la Argentina para pedir la paz por el conflicto en Malvinas. (Foto: captura de video)
Y el único Papa de la Iglesia Católica de la historia que, no una sino dos veces, visitó el país, agregó como final: “Mientras hago fervientes votos por la prosperidad, paz y concordia entre los amadísimos hijos de esta noble nación, imparto a todos con afecto mi Bendición Apostólica. ¡Hasta siempre, Argentina!”.
Juan Pablo II fue el papa 264 de la Iglesia Católica. De origen polaco, Karol Józef Wojtyła nació en la ciudad de Wadowice, el 18 de mayo de 1920. Fue ordenado Sumo Pontífice el 16 de octubre de 1978, como sucesor de Juan Pablo I. Y se mantuvo en el papado hasta el día de su muerte, el 2 de abril de 2005. Su reemplazante fue el alemán Joseph Ratzinger, quien eligió el nombre de Benedicto XVI.
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