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In the media? Sure, among the plebs? Not so much.
This is pure copium. If anything, Trump's shenanigans will be a boon to the various dissident right-wing parties in the EU.
In the UK, France, and Germany, Trump’s approval ratings are his lowest in basically the entire world, and even in the explicitly reactionary European subs like /r/badunitedkingdom, Trump is a very divisive figure.
This distancing is literally already happening.
A lot of American conservatives seem to be in blissful ignorance about how negatively Trump is perceived in Europe, especially given the bizarre events of the last month. I literally know more self-identified European fascists than European Trump stans. Of course, there’s no reason why Americans have to care what Europeans think, but when we’re literally talking about European public opinion, it’s important to get things right.
However, I don’t want to presume; if you’re a European, though, I’d be curious to know where you’re from (maybe Poland?) such that your perceptions of Trump’s reputation here are so different from mine.
Ultimately I think you're right, but it hardly reflects well on the people of these countries that they would reverse their positions on domestic and international issues entirely to maintain their self-image of being better and more enlightened than americans. It really shames me that I see this exact train of throught so clearly in my compatriots (Canadians). Our entire country's identity is just this.
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A lot of American conservatives relationship with the outside world is mediated entirely by Donald Trump and an imaginary snooty Frenchman who lives rent-free in their head. If Trump says he's made America respected again on the world stage after Biden destroyed our reputation, they're going to believe him.
Americans don't have to care what Europeans think, but a lot of them take American global standing for granted and don't grasp that a world much less friendly to American interests is possible.
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