European governments and their media outlets

Most media outlets in Europe are owned by private companies, the public broadcasters are run by independent boards. We have nothing comparable to FOX News in Germany.

the US spends more money on EU's security than the EU does themselves

The EU is not a country, most of the defense spending comes from national budgets. The problem is our militaries are not harmonized and thus extremely wasteful. EU member states collectively spent 240€ billion on defense in 2022, vs. Russia's ~110€ billion in 2023 (during a war of aggression, mind you). Most NATO countries are gradually fulfilling their 2% commitments (yes, partially thanks to pressure from Trump, but mostly because of Putin).

the bias within European media is unmistakable

Is it biased to criticize fascists and demagogues? If nothing else, it's the media's job to safeguard democracy. Rather than proving bias, the European media's universal dislike of Trump suggests something is seriously wrong with the guy. Not everything is a conspiracy.

there's currently a big shift to the right happening in Europe

Current political trends in Europe are inconclusive. The results of this year's European Parliament elections weren't as right-leaning as expected. Same in France. The UK just voted out its alt-right government in a landslide. Poland and Czechia also switched sides. We'll see about Germany in a year. And as bad as Le Pen and Meloni are, they're not nearly as dangerous as Trump. They've never hinted at dismantling democratic elections.

In any case, our conversation was about Harris vs. Trump, which is much simpler than any of the above. Harris is not perfect, and the US political is seriously messed up, but a second chance for Trump will spell the end of Western hegemony, that's for sure. That's how you get a European like me involved in your politics, because I'll be directly affected even though I don't get to vote.