European right-wingers distance themselves from Trump after the US congressional elections - International The Republican defeat in the US mid-term elections triggered a rapid and almost synchronized distancing of the European far-right from Donald Trump, although most leaders strictly avoid direct criticism of the president himself. Until recently, these politicians actively cultivated an ideological affinity, visiting Washington and receiving support from his ally Elon Musk. But now, faced with the defeat of their American partners, they are frantically trying to sever toxic ties, shifting the blame for the electoral failure to the destructive foreign policy of the White House. An elaborate search for a scapegoat led them to a common denominator - a war with Iran. The leader of the French National Assembly, Jordan Bardella, whose ratings guarantee him the position of prime minister, admitted that "American intervention in Iran has very serious consequences" for the world economy, and remained diplomatically silent about who exactly gave the order. His German counterpart, Alice Weidel of the Alternative for Germany, directly accused Trump of breaking a key pledge not to pursue an interventionist policy that "came back to haunt the Republicans." In Italy, former general and Future National leader Roberto Vanacci was even more categorical: the failure to end the conflict in Ukraine and the outbreak of war against Tehran has plunged energy prices, impoverished the middle class and devalued the "America First" brand he had recently admired. Briton Rupert Lowe from the Take Britain Back party even called the attack on Iran a "catastrophic mistake", and asked rhetorically on social media what this war had achieved, deliberately not mentioning the name of the president who gave the order in a long post. According to analysts, this maneuver is dictated by cold political calculation: the toxicity of contacts with the Trump administration is becoming an electoral burden for Europe.