Some Americans Who Left After Trump’s Win Now Regret it

WHO:

Fox News - The article describes American expats who moved to Europe after Trump’s win.

Wired - The article describes people who left Trump’s America for Europe.

WHAT:

Fox News - Some American expats say they regret leaving the United States.

Fox News - The expats report frustration with Europe’s lower quality of life, bureaucracy, and hostility toward American culture.

Wired - People who left Trump’s America say they regret the move.

Wired - The article says the internet portrayed Europe as “a social paradise,” but describes its trains as “awful,” says health care “isn’t free,” and notes that people “can be really mean.”

WHERE:

Fox News - The Americans moved from the United States to Europe.

Wired - The people left Trump’s America for Europe.

WHY:

Fox News - The expats’ reported reasons for regret include Europe’s lower quality of life, bureaucracy, and hostility toward American culture.

Wired - The article contrasts expectations of Europe as a social paradise with experiences involving poor trains, health-care costs, and unkind behavior.

(UPDATED October 21, 2026 02:20 UTC)

Some Americans who moved to Europe after Trump’s win say they regret leaving the United States. They describe a lower quality of life, frustrating bureaucracy, and hostility toward American culture. One account says the internet promised “a social paradise,” but the newcomers found poor trains, health care that “isn’t free,” and people who “can be really mean.”