 She's made a broad range of promises to win support from a broad range of politicians. Ursula von der Leyen committed EU member states to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 90% and to strengthen support for the Palestinian Authority. Meanwhile, she condemned Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban for what she called appeasing Russia. With Donald Trump potentially returning to the White House, US support for NATO is far from certain. Hence, Ms von der Leyen's commitment to give Europe a greater defence role.