民主党在中期选举中大获全胜，这可能让欧洲盟友重拾信心，对特朗普总统进行反制，削弱他对那些此前曾迁就其要求的国家的杠杆作用。
Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory could give European allies fresh confidence to push back against President Donald Trump, weakening his leverage over countries that have previously accommodated his demands.
一位欧洲外交官在接受 Semafor 采访时表示，中期选举后，“现在每个人都不得不着眼于后特朗普时代”。
After the midterms, “everybody is now obliged to look toward the post-Trump era,” a European diplomat told Semafor.
战略与国际研究中心的马克斯·伯格曼说：“在特朗普总统任期的前两年里，我们看到欧洲人大量‘屈膝投降’。”
“In the first two years [of Trump’s presidency], we saw a lot of bending the knee by Europeans,” said Max Bergmann of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
但伯格曼预测，这种顺从可能会消退：“我们将看到这种情况减少，因为有一种感觉，他们不需要再忍受了。”
But Bergmann predicted that deference could fade: “We’re going to see less of that going forward, because there’s a sense that they don’t need to take it.”
新美国安全中心首席执行官理查德·方丹表示，英国和韩国等盟友也可能不太倾向于履行在压力下谈判达成的数十亿美元贸易协议；相反，他们将有“动力”去“拖延时间”。
Richard Fontaine, CEO of the Center for a New American Security, said allies like the United Kingdom and South Korea may also be less inclined to honor billion-dollar trade agreements negotiated under pressure; instead, they’ll have an “incentive” to “play out the clock.”
白宫发言人安娜·凯利对 Semafor 表示：“特朗普总统实际上恢复了美国在全球舞台上的实力，并加强了与世界领导人的关系。”
“President Trump has effectively restored American strength on the global stage and strengthened relationships with world leaders,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly told Semafor.
她说：“结果不言而喻：公平贸易得到恢复，投资源源不断涌入，毒品恐怖分子被消灭，被拘留的美国人回国，我们的国土更加安全。总统将继续与任何人合作，坚持美国优先，改善全国各地家庭的生计。”
“The results speak for themselves: fair trade is restored, investments are pouring in, narcoterrorists are eliminated, detained Americans are home, and our homeland is safer. The President will continue to work with anyone to put America first and improve the livelihoods of families across the country,” she said.