Also, Trump asking the EU and other allies to contribute seems much more to be about shifting blame and cost. Participating in the quagmire he created, with such an unreliable partner seems like a terrible idea.
That means that for Europe to trade with Asia, it has to either pay tax to 10 different countries ... or to the US.
In other words, it gives the US the ability to apply import tariffs the way the UK famously did: if France or any EU country wants to trade with China, or any Asian country they'll have to pay tariffs ... to the US. The American revolution coming full circle.
Obviously words cannot describe what a disaster this would be for the EU.
Here's how politico describes the EU's relation with the Iranian regime in one article: "Iran continues to hold and execute European Union citizens, using capital punishment for accused spies or dissidents, leading to severe diplomatic tension and EU condemnation of 'hostage diplomacy'"
You think Trump is untrustworthy? When is the last time Trump invited someone for diplomacy ... then had that person executed?
I mean, I get why people make the point that Trump is the worst US president ever to deal with. That's politics, and there's an election coming up... what I don't understand is why people get confused about that still making him 1000x better than a lot of other parties.
You answered your own question - that’s politics. It doesn’t need to make sense to you.
When Trump approved Israel's strike on the Hamas negotiators...