Last week in Munich Vice President JD Vance told the other members of NATO the US "gravy train" was fast approaching the end of the line. He made clear that we weren't very impressed with their free-riding delegation of their defense to the US military. Canada is an especially egregious offender.
Trump isn't even slightly worried about hurting their feelings. Every president since Reagan has told them the same thing, but they seem to have heard it at long last.
This realism shock is long overdue. It is far from clear if the political will exists in the EU to enable them to step up their game and protect themselves.
