The far right has seemed unstoppable in Europe. Here's how Trump's tariffs could change that

Donald Trump has unleashed a trade war on the world, and Europe, considered by Washington to be among the "worst offenders", is a major target. After hitting European steel, aluminium and cars, this week Trump announced sweeping 20% tariffs on almost all EU imports. Europeans have seen this coming for a long time. Well before his re-election, officials in Brussels were drawing up plans on how the EU might respond to Trump 2.0 and a possible transatlantic trade war. What might the political fallout in Europe be? The good news is that Trump's trade war puts Trump-friendly far-right forces in…