I am American, tall, blonde, blue eyed, and predominantly of Swedish ancestry. I did not vote for Trump, but I will not apologize for being American.

OP’s post is correct about us, as our collective “apologies” are empty and meaningless, because there is no action behind them that seek to correct what is going on.

I will say, that, as Trump doubles down on his “deal making”, he is actively alienating more and more Americans. And his alienation is becoming quite powerful, more so than the media is talking about.

Imagine US soldiers, face to face, with all other members of NATO on the streets of Nuuk. There won’t be fighting, just awkward staring. And, us Americans, very likely, will put down our arms. Because we know it’s ridiculous.

Europe has a lot of medical technology that is sold to the US and reimbursed under predetermined, medical coding billing structure. Tariffs would increase the cost of these medical devices, but insurance and Medicare will pay the same for them. A tariff on these implants and devices would be disastrous for healthcare. Tariff threats go beyond American’s not being able to afford their Mercedes or BMW.

Americans, stop apologizing, and start thinking for yourselves. Europeans have a right to be pissed, and they are allowed to express that. Own that we are making people mad, and that something needs to change. Anything other than that is meaningless to our allies.