Resilient Media for Democracy Observatory

Donald Trump claimed in a national security plan that mass migration poses a severe threat to Western civilization, suggesting Europe is particularly at risk of “civilization erasure” within two decades. The 33-page document, entitled the National Security Strategy of the United States of America, blames migration for issues ranging from censorship and strife to declining birth rates and loss of national identities. Furthermore, the plan casts doubt on whether certain European nations will remain reliable US allies, prompting criticism from former US officials who called the document “disastrously dumb.” The strategy’s sentiment around immigration echoes the controversial, largely debunked “great replacement theory.”

Date: December 5, 2025. Source: independent.co