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Facing Trump and Musk, EU lawmakers lock horns on strategy

Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Inc. chats with President Donald Trump, prior to a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5, 2024. [Getty Images]

How to deal with Donald Trump's disruptive return to the White House and the tempestuous forays of his billionaire ally Elon Musk into European affairs?

From one lawmaker clad in Stars and Stripes to celebrate, to a colleague warning Europe was acting like Trump's "doormat", the EU's divisions on the matter were on ample display Tuesday in the bloc's parliament.

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