What the sources say
Acta — Is the European far right aligned with MAGA or European interests?
Greenland, Iran war, US tariffs — all attacked by European far-right leaders
Goal: fund think-tanks, split the EU, weaken European institutions from within
Verdict based on the perspective of 9 sources across Europe and the US.
Europe's far-right parties and America's MAGA movement appeared, until recently, to share a natural ideological kinship — hostility to immigration, scepticism of global institutions, and cultural conservatism. But Trump's second term has created unexpected friction: threats to European sovereignty, the Iran war, and 'America First' economics have forced European nationalists to choose between their MAGA ties and the interests they claim to defend. This page examines whether the alliance was ever real.
European far-right leaders gather in Madrid to celebrate Trump's election. AfD, National Rally, Brothers of Italy all celebrating. Elon Musk boosts European far-right figures on X, calls AfD "the best hope for Germany."
Vance gives Europe-bashing speech at Munich Security Conference, then publicly meets AfD's co-chair. Explicitly urges German leaders to let the AfD govern — direct interference in German domestic politics that scandalized Chancellor Merz.
Trump threatens to annex Greenland (Danish territory). Immediate backlash from European far-right. Nigel Farage: "a very hostile act." Marine Le Pen's Jordan Bardella: "Our subjugation would be a historic mistake." Meloni: deeply concerned. AfD's Weidel: "The choice is simple: submission or sovereignty." Far-right lawmakers in EU Parliament vote to halt EU-US trade pact.