Comments by US president’s son seen as gesture of support for ousted pro-Russian leader Milorad Dodik
Donald Trump’s eldest son has criticised the EU as “a little bit of a mess” during a visit to Bosnia’s Republika Srpska widely seen as a gesture of support for the ousted pro-Russian leader Milorad Dodik.
Donald Trump Jr travelled to the Serb-run region’s de facto capital, Banja Luka, as the guest of Dodik’s son Igor. The visit coincided with remarks by JD Vance in Budapest, who accused the EU of meddling in an election in Hungary, even as the US vice-president said he had travelled to Budapest to “help” Viktor Orbán win Sunday’s vote.
“The European Union has been a little bit of a mess,” Trump Jr said during a closed panel discussion with the region’s political leaders and business figures. He added that he had heard from businesspeople around the world who described Europe as “a disaster”.
“But it’s a disaster they feel also needs to be fixed because of the impact that it does have on the values and western civilisation,” said Trump Jr, who is executive vice-president of the Trump Organization, which he runs alongside his younger brother Eric.
