Trump will try to divide European countries against each other using tariffs to pick winners and losers, but Europe should resist this trap by finding ways for like-minded EU countries to coordinate on issues like Ukraine or trade without waiting for Brussels consensus.
normativepending
Speaker
Unidentified Speaker — Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in America… [-MCZ-F_t578]Evidence Quote
“my recommendation would be don't fall into the Trap what Trump wants and what what he's going to do is he's going to try to divide all the Europeans against each other and he's going to use things like tariffs to pick winners [44:49]”
Source
Ben Rhodes: The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign Policy— Weatherhead Center for International AffairsCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:23:32 AM
My Notes
Loading notes...