Trump claimed ideological divisions now threatened to fracture Washington’s alliances.
Asked whether leaders he viewed as weak could still be allies, he replied: “It depends”, adding: “I think they’re weak, but I also think that they want to be so politically correct. I think they don’t know what to do.”
His latest public criticism of Europe comes as he looks to increase pressure on Zelensky to end the war in Ukraine.
The president’s remarks came shortly after his administration released a 33-page National Security Strategy warning of Europe’s potential “civilisational erasure” and questioning whether some nations could remain reliable allies.
The new document also follows similar rhetoric to Trump’s speech to the UN earlier this year, where he had harsh criticism for western Europe and its approach to migration and clean energy.