That is notable.
Couple of possibilities. Could just be a way to arouse US outrage or could be the author sees another connection.
European politics is notable for two things these days -- being anti-US and being anti-Israel, both countries blamed for disturbing what would otherwise be a largely peaceable world. Not so different than the Iranian concept of the Little and Big Satans.
The author may also be referencing the actual anti US slant of the UK press as well. It was the UK press whose headline after the US election commented -- How Can 59,000,000 Be So Dumb.
Sounds reasonable - that was along the lines of what I was thinking, but since I haven't heard much of this before, I didn't know if there was some common, known link the author assumed the reader would be aware of. Cheers.