Mandelson: Europe's "Histrionic" Reaction to Trump Shows Its Weakness

Former British ambassador Peter Mandelson has accused European leaders of an over-the-top reaction to Donald Trump's interest in buying Greenland. He says this shows Europe is becoming irrelevant. In his first political comments since being removed as ambassador to Washington, Mandelson said European leaders, including UK's Keir Starmer, reacted with unnecessary drama. He argued that without military strength and money, Europe will keep losing influence in the "age of Trump." Mandelson pointed to Trump's recent capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro as an example of effective action. He claimed Trump achieved "more in a day than orthodox diplomacy was able to achieve in the past decade." The article is likely to be seen as a direct criticism of Keir Starmer and other European leaders.