White House calls Europe 'incubator' for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy

Published on 07/05/2026 - 10:01 GMT+2

US President Donald Trump's medication accused Europe of being an "incubator" for coercion fuelled by wide migration, successful a caller counter-terrorism strategy unveiled connected Wednesday.

The strategy besides focuses connected rooting retired "violent left-wing extremists" including "radically pro-transgender" groups, arsenic Trump's blimpish medication steps up its governmental attacks connected opponents.

It further places cause cartels successful the Americas astatine the centre of counter-terrorism efforts.

But immoderate of its strongest connection is reserved for Europe, location to galore US allies who volition beryllium alarmed to spot their continent successful the Trump administration's crosshairs erstwhile again.

"It is wide to each that well-organised hostile groups exploit unfastened borders and related globalist ideals. The much these alien cultures grow, and the longer existent European policies persist, the much coercion is guaranteed," the strategy said.

"As the birthplace of Western civilization and values, Europe indispensable enactment present and halt its wilful decline," said the strategy, led by counter-terrorism coordinator Sebastian Gorka, who has been accused of links to far-right groups.

The caller disapproval of Europe comes conscionable months aft Trump's caller nationalist information strategy said the continent faced "civilisational erasure" owed to immigration.

Trump has besides precocious lashed retired astatine European NATO allies for failing to assistance with his warfare connected Iran.

Left-wing groups are a large preoccupation for the Republican president's administration, with the strategy targeting what it calls "violent Left-Wing Extremists, including Anarchists and Anti-Fascists."

It says US counter-terrorism efforts volition "prioritise the accelerated recognition and neutralisation of convulsive secular governmental groups whose ideology is anti-American, radically pro-transgender, and anarchist."

It specifically cited the alleged slayer of Trump state and blimpish influencer Charlie Kirk "by a extremist who espoused utmost transgender ideologies."

Since his instrumentality to powerfulness past year, Trump has demonised immoderate designation of sex diverseness and transgender people.

He regularly boasts astir however his medication has banned transwomen from women's sports and soon aft his inauguration signed an enforcement bid proclaiming that determination are lone 2 genders.