Trump Says U.S. Might Leave Europe Amid France Remarks

President Donald Trump said the United States might have “no choice but to leave” Europe if its leaders did not change course, linking unrest in France to migration and the U.S. midterm election in remarks at a Wichita rally on Monday, October 19. He did not specify whether he meant withdrawing from NATO, reducing U.S. forces in Europe or another change in policy. Trump blamed migrants, jihadists and communists for violence in France and accused European leaders of allowing migration that he said threatened Western values. He portrayed the unrest as a warning to American voters, arguing that the United States could face similar problems if Democrats prevailed in the November 3 midterm elections. His claims about who caused the unrest were not independently established in the supplied reporting. He also criticized European allies for not assisting the United States during the war with Iran, saying Washington spends heavily on NATO while allies had declined to help. He invoked that grievance as he discussed the possibility of leaving Europe. The remarks did not include a timetable or formal policy announcement. Reports on the situation in France described curfews imposed on...