The “Make America Great Again” roadshow arrived in Europe this week with events in two nations where American conservatives see prime opportunities for a new transatlantic political culture – one molded by Donald Trump’s right-wing populism and imbued with grand “clash of civilizations” rhetoric.
The Conservative Political Action Conference – CPAC – opened its week of European events on Tuesday in Jasionka, Poland, where Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was among the speakers, urging Poles to vote for right-wing presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki in this weekend’s runoff election.
Noem eschewed the diplomatic norm of non-alignment in elections in allied nations, as have other administration officials including JD Vance. “You will be the leaders that will turn Europe back to conservative values,” she told attendees in Jasionka.
There are some who will argue this is unnacceptable interference in another country’s domestic politics and therefore eroding said nations’ rights to democracy. Others might point out a larger nefarious alignment with Russian interests to destabilize the West through far-right parties’ divisive intents. Me? I think it’s a wonderful opportunity to express ourselves creatively with a home-made trebuchet filled with refuse and assorted diversities of waste, targeting this sorry excuse for a roadshow. Let them know what we think about the MAGA movement in Europe.
I would just deny entry, but I like the way you think