No Deal Donald

Yet again, Ursula von der Leyen brazenly exceeds her mandate, trampling over the EU’s foundational treaties. This is one overreach too far. No trade deal exists with the USA.

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We’re going to channel Donald Trump’s style on Truth Social, crafting a message so clear and electrifying that our American friends can’t miss the point!

URSULA VON DER LEYEN HAS NO MANDATE, NO POWER TO MAKE A TRADE DEAL WITH THE USA! HER ONLY JOB IS TO NEGOTIATE, NOTHING MORE! NO DEAL HAS BEEN MADE, AND DONALD TRUMP HASN’T WON ANYTHING! TOTAL FAKE NEWS! SAD! #MAGA

The European Commission has the job of negotiating free trade deals, but only under the strict mandate of the European Council, where the heads of state and government of EU countries call the shots. No deal gets sealed until the Council gives the green light and permits the Commission to sign on the dotted line.

Right now, Ursula von der Leyen’s negotiations are nowhere near approval—don’t hold your breath! She has just put her head on the chopping block, begging for the guillotine’s blade to drop. We are not going to complain about that. Drop it!

What’s more, von der Leyen has zero power to make grand promises about buying gas or nuclear fuel from America. Energy supplies? That’s the sole domain of sovereign member states, as we laid out in the article below.

Article 194 of the Lisbon Treaty, which updated the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in 2009, makes it crystal clear: EU policies cannot meddle with a Member State’s sovereign right to decide how to tap its energy resources, pick its preferred energy sources, or shape the overall framework of its energy supply.

Ursula von der Leyen’s pledge of 600 billion in European investments to the United States is another overstep—she has no power to promise such a colossal sum, especially when private investments can’t be dictated by her whims. This was confirmed by two senior EU officials.

Let’s not dwell on the lingering 50% tariffs hammering European steel and aluminum. Across Europe’s capitals, spineless leaders—no, outright betrayers—parrot the same tired tune: “We’ve dodged a trade war with the USA!” Look at BlackRock’s man in Berlin, for instance. Need a reminder? Germany’s massive trade surplus, propped up by an undervalued euro relative to the German economy’s fundamentals, has been sparking those very trade tensions with the U.S. ever since Trump’s first term in 2016.

The European ripost could be glaringly clear. If Trump wants to wage war on our trade, let’s hit America where it hurts: its financial industry. Slam the brakes on capital outflows—block every American bank and investment fund from pulling a single penny of capital or dividends out of the eurozone without explicit permission. Still not enough? Then yank the licenses of every U.S. financial institution operating in Europe. Let’s see how long American retirees enjoy their pensions after that.

But such a move demands guts, and our so-called leaders are spineless. This cowardly version of Europe must end, and those steering it need to be booted from power for good.