Episode 17 - When Trump Broke Europe, Part 1

In this episode, recorded on March 9, Andrew and Chelsey take on week 1 of when Trump broke Europe. Starting with some background on Germany and its far-right party the AfD, we take our listeners on a whirlwind tour of Europe's hellish first week of madness with the Trump administration, from the Ukraine minerals deal, the Defense Secretary's comments on giving up leverage, Trump's phone call with Putin, the Munich Security Conference and the speech given by Vice President JD Vance and the immediate efforts of European leaders like French President Macron and British Prime Minister Starmer to try to organize a coherent response. We take our listeners on a day-by-day excursion in part 1 of a multi-part focus on 'When Trump Broke Europe'.