European countries joke to be second as Trump insists ‘America First'

European late-night shows in several countries have been citing all the reasons why US President Donald Trump has to put their respective countries second after he had vowed to put "America first.” The "America First" slogan has been popular since Trump mentioned in his inaugural address last month that it is going to be only America first. Countries like Netherlands, Switzerland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France, Bulgaria and Slovenia have decided to stand up to Trump humorously through parodies.

The series of parodies has started with a clip from the Netherlands made by the show "Zondag met Lubach.” The country’s parody has cited language, windmills and Black Pete, a Christmas tradition in which Dutch people wear blackface as reasons why Trump should put the county second. Since the clip has gone viral, German writers have urged other European late-night shows to come up with their own version of parodies.

Germany’s video pleads its case, listing the country’s experience with walls and Adolf Hitler, whom the video notes has “made Germany great again.” “Germany wants to be second because we are strong, we are big, and who — if not us — deserves a third chance?”Jan Böhmermann, host of “Neo Magazin Royale,” said in Germany’s entry.

Switzerland said the reasons why Trump has to put them second are their nation’s mountains, the country’s cleanliness and their non-membership in the European Union. “We also love to treat our women badly,” the Trump impersonator in its video said.

In Denmark’s entry, the country cited fairy tales creator Hans Christian Andersen as one of the reasons why it has to be second after America. “You have the Statue of Liberty, we have the Little Mermaid,” the video’s Trump impersonator said.

Portugal’s parody has noted that its people have the untranslatable word “saudade,” which means a combination of longing and nostalgia. The host in the video shared by Mashable said “saudade” is what billions of people feel today about former US President Barack Obama.

Meanwhile, Luxembourg boasted on its clip that it has a lot of money. Trump does not even have to pay taxes.

Lithuania has its fast internet speed to boast about. “Just imagine how fast you can tweet when you have the fastest Internet?” the host in its parody said.

German writers have reportedly sent an email indicating that they have stood up to the US president humorously as a different action. “That's why we are planning to follow our Dutch colleague Arjen Lubach's example and produce a German version of their excellent video,” the email said per a source at the Lithuanian Laisvės TV channel.