President Trump stunned, strangled and humiliated Europe — leaving America's closest continental ally dazed and dumbfounded.
That was over the course of three short days this week.
The big picture: No amount of "Trump-proofing" could have prepared Europe for the MAGA-shaped hurricane that swept across the continent this week, wreaking torrential havoc on America's closest allies.
Munich - Vice President JD Vance shocked many European leaders who came to his speech at the Munich Security Conference expecting to hear about Ukraine, when he instead focused on what he called "the threat from within" Europe.
Why it matters: Vance dove headfirst into the politics of America's European allies, lambasting what he described a "retreat" from shared democratic values when it comes to issues like abortion, social media censorship and immigration.
WARSAW -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth doubled down on remarks he made at NATO this week about the terms of a potential Ukraine-Russia peace deal, saying his job was simply to "introduce realism to the conversation."
Hamas published on Friday the list of the three hostages who will be released on Saturday as a part of the Gaza ceasefire deal, among them U.S. citizen Sagui Dekel-Chen.
Why it matters: Hamas' decision to comply with the deal's original terms should end the standoff that imperiled the fragile ceasefire agreement — unless President Trump has other plans.
