President Trump’s newly released National Security Strategy is exactly the kind of unapologetic, America-first blueprint this country needed, and the predictable media meltdown proves it struck a nerve. The document doesn’t mince words about Europe’s direction and it reorders priorities in a way that puts American security and prosperity ahead of technocratic pieties.
At the heart of the strategy is a blunt diagnosis: Europe faces real cultural and political decay, driven by mass migration, censorship of dissenting views, and political elites who have lost touch with their own citizens. That frank language — including warnings about “civilizational erasure” and the need to support internal resistance to destructive policies — is a wake-up call, not an insult.
Unsurprisingly, the continent’s political class reacted with outrage, with leaders in Berlin and Paris publicly pushing back against what they called unacceptable rhetoric and an overreach into European affairs. Those complaints reveal less about American malice and more about European discomfort at being called to account for weak defense spending and disastrous immigration choices.
Importantly, the strategy also reprioritizes threats in a realistic way: it shifts focus to China in the Indo-Pacific, calls for an end to open-ended commitments in Europe that don’t serve U.S. interests, and urges pragmatic negotiations to stabilize conflicts like the war in Ukraine. Conservatives who want results rather than virtue-signaling should welcome a plan that favors realpolitik and American advantage over endless moralizing.
Anyone who pays attention knows this is consistent with the Trump approach — protect our borders, rebuild industry, and stop subsidizing allies who won’t pull their weight. That is the policy of a confident country, not a reckless one, and outlets on our side of the Atlantic should be cheering a president who finally speaks truth about strategic priorities.
The hand-wringing from liberal media and European elites over “far-right” rhetoric is predictable but hollow; they prefer slogans and moral posturing to confronting real demographic and security challenges. If bold language forces a conversation about defense spending, border control, and the survival of Western institutions, then let the objects of that outrage squirm — better that than continuing the slow decline.
Patriots should view this strategy as a reclaiming of American leadership on our terms: strong where strength matters, clear where clarity is needed, and unafraid to name uncomfortable truths. Stand with a policy that defends Western civilization, demands fair burden-sharing, and puts the safety and prosperity of hardworking Americans first.
