Vance Stokes European Fears That Rift With US Will Outlast Trump

President Donald Trump’s return already had European governments panicking about how they were going to keep the transatlantic alliance from cracking up over the next four years. But his vice president is deepening concerns that splits with the US could become permanent.

From his speech accusing European leaders of “running in fear from their own voters” in Munich last month to his dismissal of their military capabilities this week, JD Vance, 40, has quickly emerged as chief antagonist in the eyes of officials across the continent. That’s also made him a prominent reminder that Trumpism and its skepticism of ...