Twilight of Trumpism?

The European media note that Donald Trump’s heyday is coming to an end. Make us preferred on Google Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Protesters hold signs and flags near US President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort during the “No Kings” national day of protest, in Palm Beach, Florida, on March 28, 2026. Photo by Giorgio VIERA / AFP Content Share Facebook X (Twitter) LinkedIn Bluesky Email Copy Copied Flip Make us preferred on Google Trump faced accusations of fickleness and a lack of tact right at the start of his second term. Now the US president is making headlines with his alarming rhetoric and AI-generated images. In its discussion of his foreign policy – from the Iran war to NATO, to the elections in Hungary, and even the feud with Pope Leo XIV – the media sees indications that Trumpism is in decline. US president risking midterm election defeat Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official . Newsweek Polska sees the conflict with the Pope as a serious threat to the US president’s power base: When Trump published an AI-generated image of himself wearing papal robes and a miter in May last year, shortly before the election of Leo XIV, the reaction among American Catholics was muted. This pales in comparison to the wave of outrage triggered a few days ago by Trump’s latest AI post – depicting himself as a new Christ healing the sick. ... Trump would probably like to excommunicate the Pope. ... By declaring war on him, he is paving the way for his own defeat in the midterm elections in November. El Periódico de Catalunya sees a Trump fatigue setting in: Viktor Orbán’s defeat, the conflict between Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni, the attack on Pope Leo XIV and the economic fallout of the war with Iran have shifted the political mood. ... As long as the far right kept its focus on anti-politics and identity, its growth curve was steep. ... Now that Trump is expanding his list of ‘others’ on a daily basis (Europe, Persian civilization, the Pope, Catholics ...), his European partners are suffering. ... Trump is no longer walking on water. ... Where once he seemed to be an inevitable phenomenon, now he’s showing signs of wear and tear. ... That’s why Europe’s far right is looking so disgruntled. Other Topics of Interest Washington Reverses Decision and Extends Waiver Allowing Russian Oil Sales The Treasury Department issued a new month-long waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil already loaded on vessels, reversing its earlier statement that the measure would not be renewed. A fan of macho leaders Trump feels more at home with hardened dictators than with “weak” figures like the Pope, Kronen Zeitung observes : In a world out of joint, nothing is impossible anymore: the leader of what until recently was an important nation, who portrays himself as Jesus Christ, has lashed out at the Pope. ... And the Holy Father refused to take it lying down and fired back. ... What exactly has the Pope done wrong? He criticized the war in Iran as his predecessor, Paul VI, did with the war in Vietnam and Johannes Paul II with the war in Iraq. But Trump takes criticism very badly, particularly from someone he regards as “weak.” He only respects strongmen, like his favorite dictators in North Korea or Belarus. In a Facebook post, Ukrainian political scientist Volodymyr Fesenko makes recommendations for relations with the US: Given the idiosyncrasies of those currently leading the US, as well as the current situation in and around the US, I believe Ukraine should focus less on relations with the top decision-makers in the United States and more on maintaining and strengthening institutional, functional, and sectoral ties, as well as fostering friendly relations with individual representatives of the political, economic, and administrative elites. Such a tactic could enable us to navigate the current phase of difficult relations with the US more effectively.