The Trump administration is engaged in open hostilities with the European Union, turning long-simmering feuds over free speech, Ukraine and mass migration into official U.S. policy.

Why it matters: The EU's $140 million fine of Elon Musk's X platform lit the fuse on a conflict the Trump administration was already primed for — and which it formalized in a new National Security Strategy that casts Europe as a geopolitical villain. • "They're destroying their countries," Trump told Politico, slamming European nations as "decaying" and "weak." • The newest flashpoint comes with the U.S. and its European allies also at loggerheads over Ukraine and the future of European security.

Zoom in: The EU penalized X on Friday after regulators found the platform had misled users, obscured key adver

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