John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, has proposed to bar President Trump from speaking to Parliament when he visits the U.K., on account of his supposed “racism and sexism.” That is an extreme case, but it is fair to say that Trump is deeply unpopular with Europe’s elites. Of course, if those elites were a little more perceptive, they might realize that 1) the critical threats they face do not come from across the Atlantic, and 2) as for dealing with those threats, they might learn something from Trump.
This cartoon, from Israel National News, humorously sums up the attitude of European leaders toward Trump:
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