Trump looks on as Euro-Globalists like Macron, Merz, and Starmer play warEuropeans know they can’t trust their leaders or their armed forces.As Europe furiously rearms and tries to distance itself from US President Donald J. Trump, a new poll shows what the populations of these nations really think about their defense capabilities.Europeans, it turns out, greatly doubt they can safely rely on themselves and not the U.S. for defense.Poland’s Tusk, UK’s Starmer, Ukraine’s Zelensky, France’s Macron, and Germany’s Merz: paper tigersPolitico reported:“A June survey by Public First in 24 EU countries found that 40 percent of respondents said it would be acceptable for their country to rely on Europe for military help, while just 14 percent were open to being aided by countries outside Europe, such as the United States. ‘Europeans feel less safe and believe the U.S. is less reliable. Whether that implies a willingness to confront some of the acute trade-offs a more autonomous European defense will imply — particularly the need for greater investment that is not necessarily focused on firms in their own country — remains an open question’, said Anand Menon, director at Public First.But EU citizens were split on Europe’s ability to do so, with 41 percent saying it is ready to defend them, while 43 percent said it isn’t.”German soldiers in air infiltration exercise – U.S. Army photo by: Staff Sgt. Thomas Duval/Wiki CommonsWhen it comes to national defense, the poll yields even starker results: 58 percent of respondents say their country is ‘not prepared’ to defend itself, while only 27 percent say it is.“Despite doubts about the U.S. commitment, most European countries still buy key weapons systems from America and rely on key U.S. capabilities like intelligence, space assets and air-to-air refueling. However, 46 percent of respondents agreed that European countries should produce defense equipment domestically, even if that increases costs.Earlier this year, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said anyone thinking that Europe could defend itself without the U.S. was ‘dreaming’ — angering some European lawmakers.”French troops – Wiki CommonsEuropean Council for Foreign Relations reported back in June:“Europeans’ new-found realism manifests itself in notable areas:First, European trust in the US has crashed to new lows. Europeans do not expect America under Donald Trump to protect them, and they recognize the need for more autonomous security (even funded by common debt). But they do think the relationship will likely improve after Trump and want to leave the door open to that possibility.Second, although they continue to back Ukraine, Europeans do not believe the EU’s eastward enlargement would be a good idea in the current context. They are also reluctant to send their own troops to keep the peace in a post-war Ukraine.”Read more:War Secretary Hegseth Blasts NATO Allies, Announces Review of US Forces in Europe (VIDEOS)/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i