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What if Joe Biden wins the US presidency in November?

Traditional allies of the United States are pondering a response to Trump 2.0, but they need a plan for a Democratic election victory as well.

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Europe is thinking hard about Trump 2 and a post-Nato future, but it also needs a response to the possibility of Biden 2, says the writer.

Europe is thinking hard about Trump 2.0 and a post-Nato future, but it also needs a response to the possibility of Biden 2.0, says the writer.

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Rana Foroohar

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Europeans are rightly worried about the possibility of a second Donald Trump presidency.

This is a man who has said Russians should do

“whatever the hell they want

” on the continent, threatened a 10 per cent tax on all imported goods (not just those from China), and offended any number of cultural sensibilities.

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