POLITICO requested a response to Trump’s harsh criticism, and European Commission Chief Spokesperson Paula Pinho strongly defended Europe’s leaders.
“We are very pleased and grateful to have excellent leaders, starting with the leader in this house, president of the European Commission von der Leyen, who we are really proud of, who can lead us in the many challenges that the world is facing,” said Pinho.
Pinho praised the “many other leaders at the head of the 27 member states that are part of this European project, of this peace project, who are leading the EU with all the challenges that it is facing, from trade to war in our neighborhood.”
She added, “So let me use the opportunity to reiterate what is the sense of many of the millions of citizens in the EU: We are proud of our leaders.”
Europe has recently faced criticism from the Trump administration, with a U.S. national security manifesto claiming the continent is in decline and attacks on the bloc for censoring after the Commission fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X €120 million for violating transparency rules.
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