Tuesday 3 November was a crucial day not only for the United States but also for the rest of the world, that was watching nervously how the media announced the outcomes, state by state, while Trump already claimed victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning. According to Politico, ‘Europe is the loser’, independent of the outcome, since the narrow results spell trouble for transatlantic ties. How did European media report on the close race and its impact on the world’s future?