Anti-American sentiment rises in Europe as Trump fuels anger

The high anti -American feelings in Europe, as President Donald Trump’s policies do not constitute ruffle feathers in a transformation in consumer behavior, not the least in positions towards American goods.

Trump’s threats to impose punitive definitions on Europe, seizing lands and withdraw military support in the region – including his dealings with the war in Ukraine – angered European consumers, prompting campaigns to boycott American products.

There is currently no country in Europe, where more than half of the population has a positive position towards the United States, according to a YouGov poll, which was published on March 4. The opinion is more tense in Denmark, where the leaders and residents had rushed to Trump’s plans to control Greenland.

The Facebook -having groups arose on American goods and gathered thousands of followers. One Danish group,Boykot Varer Fra Usa(Counting products from the United States of America) has drew more than 92,000 members since it was created on February 3.

“I was disturbed more and more than his ways to announce what is true and what is wrong,” said Bou Albertos, one of the group’s officials. “I started to feel I needed to do something.”

Albertos, director of the Danish school, said that he canceled all broadcasting services in favor of that European or Danish and no longer eating in American fast food chains.

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“I thought the best way is to stop putting money in their pockets,” Albertos said. Almost every second has intentionally refrained from purchasing an American product since the opening of Trump, a megafon poll to show TV 2 Broadcaster Danish.

A similar Swedish group,Bojkotta Varor Från usa,I grew at the same speed.

“I was just angry, I didn’t know what to do,” said Janek Cohenor, a Swedish teacher and a group of the group. After Trump’s hints that Ukrainian President Folodimir Zelinski was responsible for the war, “Our brains were exploding,” she said. “The group has allowed us to start an opportunity to do something.”

About 70 % of the Swedes have or think about refraining from buying American products as a form of political protest, according to a survey conducted by Feryan, which was conducted for Swedish state broadcaster SVT. One out of every 10 American goods boycotted last month, while only 19 % stopped buying some goods.

The largest grocery group in Denmark and the Bilka, Fotex and Netto supermarkets, a sign of whether the product is owned by a European company on electronic prices. CEO Anders Hag said in the LinkedIn post that this was a response to the increase in the number of customers who want to buy groceries from European brands exclusively.

However, any clear effect on European retail profits will take some time to achieve it. “The seizures of its share in the market tend to spend time.”

An increasing number of American companies, which the boycott has already rocked in Canada, has placed to the risk of a potential trade of more discontent.

The change in consumer behavior was quickly and is aware of Tesla Inc. The Europeans’ reaction to the alien from Elon Musk and an unwanted participation in European politics. Tesla sales decreased by 76 % in Germany last month, as musk angered voters participating in the federal elections closely in the country. All over Europe, Tesla vehicle sales decreased by 45 % in January and fell 40 % in February.

The demonstrators from London to Berlin joined a global protest to combat Tesla on Saturday, and showed their opposition to what they considered to undermine Musk for democracy.

Goupe Roy Energie SAS, which requested between five and 15 Tesla annually since 2021, has taken a position by canceling 15 cars in favor of European models despite their high cost.

“The consumers, society, our countries, and Europe must interact,” said Roman Roy, CEO of the company, to the French company Sud Radio.

In Norway, the oil and shipping company Buntbakk Bunkers as he said it will not sell fuel to American forces or ships, and a reaction unlike the Oval Office between Trump and Zelenskiy, according to the general broadcaster NRK. “No fuel for Americans!” The company said at the Facebook post now deleted.

Reports prompted that Defense Minister Norway had set O. Sandvik to issue a statement that the reported boycott is not in line with the Norwegian government policy.

At the popular level, it comes to what one can do.

“I don’t know if we have an economic impact, I think this is longer than the marathon race,” Cohenor said. “But we may have a social effect.”

This story was originally shown on Fortune.com

2025-03-30 14:45:00