> If the EU, designed to be the counterbalance to the United States That was never the reason for the foundation of the EU. If that's the level of your underst

> If the EU, designed to be the counterbalance to the United States That was never the reason for the foundation of the EU. If that's the level of your understanding of European politics, I can't take you seriously anymore. If the EU fails, which I doubt, Trump would have played a minuscule role, exacerbating existing tensions. I actually expect quite the opposite from a Trump presidency, though unintended by him.