Europe Has a Leadership Vacuum. How Will it Handle Trump? NYT | Top Stories By: Mark Landler and Jim Tankersley 19 December 2024 at 13:01 With Germany and France both in political turmoil, the new administration of Donald J. Trump will begin at a time of instability for the continent. © James Hill for The New York TimesU.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump, left, with President Emmanuel Macron of France, center, and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine in Paris last week.