The Trump Administration is waging an “assault on science" - dumping top scientists in government-funded jobs from NASA to NOAA to the CDC. And that’s an opportunity for Europe. They can suddenly recruit talent that they would not have been able to attract under normal circumstances. The scientific “brain drain” is a great opportunity for Europe, even though for scientific research, it's a step backwards. The E.U. is creating “a special passport” for scientists, and France is recruiting American researchers. China, too, is hoping to attract talent to compete against the U.S.