Trump’s blunt truth about the death of Europe

ANGELA Merkel’s virtue signalling has weakened the European Union, fuelled Brexit and spurred the far-right. The US President is the only one with the audacity to say it, writes Miranda Devine.

DONALD Trump has been pilloried by the usual suspects for his criticisms of Europe, particularly Germany, but in his characteristically undiplomatic way he is telling the blunt truth that political correctness tries to hide.

Unfettered illegal immigration has damaged the cultural fabric of Europe, as Trump told the Sun newspaper:

“I just think it’s changing the culture. I think it’s a negative thing for Europe. I think it’s very negative. “

US President Donald Trump speaking at a news conference at the 2018 NATO Summit, where he was critical of Germany. (Pic: Jasper Juinen/Getty)

SEBASTIAN GORKA ON DONALD TRUMP’S EUROPEAN TOUR:

He pointed the finger at German leader Angela Merkel, whose open invitation during the Syrian civil war in 2015 saw the influx of one million people — mainly young Muslim men — into Europe.

“I think that’s very much hurt Germany,” said Trump. “I think it’s very much hurt other parts of Europe. I know it’s politically not necessarily correct to say that but I’ll say it and I’ll say it loud.”

The consequences of Merkel’s virtue signalling are still to be fully realised. She has weakened the European Union, fuelled the British appetite for Brexit and spurred the rise of far-right parties.

The death of Europe has been the elephant in the room at NATO. Someone had to say it.