In his victory speech, President-elect Donald Trump hailed a new “Golden Age of America” and claimed that he had delivered “the greatest political campaign in history.”
The president-elect and his campaign celebrated the Republican Party’s political comeback as a victory for “wokeness,” liberal immigration and other Biden-era policies.
The far right in Europe is taking note.
Many European populists hope that Trump’s return – a transatlantic alliance that promotes conservative Christian values and shares a common disdain for progressive politics – will serve their interests at home and further normalize anti-immigrant, nation-first rhetoric.
Geert Wilders, the populist leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), wrote on X on November 6: “Congratulations to President Trump… Don’t stop, keep fighting and win elections.”