Cui Bono?
This is a NATO Ally of 70 years, during which time the world has enjoyed relative peace.
Donald Trump insisted he was serious in his determination to take over Greenland in a fiery telephone call with Denmark’s prime minister, according to senior European officials. The US president spoke to Mette Frederiksen, the Danish premier, for 45 minutes last week.
The White House has not commented on the call but Frederiksen said she had emphasised that the vast Arctic island — an autonomous part of the kingdom of Denmark — was not for sale, while noting America’s “big interest” in it.
Five current and former senior European officials briefed on the call said the conversation had gone very badly. They added that Trump had been aggressive and confrontational following the Danish prime minister’s comments that the island was not for sale, despite her offer of more co-operation on military bases and mineral exploitation.
“It was horrendous,” said one of the people. Another added: “He was very firm. It was a cold shower. Before, it was hard to take it seriously. But I do think it is serious, and potentially very dangerous.”
The details of the call are likely to deepen European concerns that Trump’s return to power will strain transatlantic ties more than ever, as the US president heaps pressure on allies to give up territory. Trump has started his second term musing about potentially taking over Greenland, the Panama Canal, and even Canada.
The greatest damage has already been done. Trump just making these statements echo and justify Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. 70 years of US and European Foreign Policy and Diplomacy utterly down the drain. Now it is just might makes right.
“The greatest damage has already been done.”
Not by a long shot. This is Trump, remember?
Now all we need is the pretext for invasion? Greenland joining NATO? Bit late for that. American speakers being violently oppressed? Might work, Republican voters do seem to be idiots. Greenland always belonged to the American empire, just bringing the brotherhood home? The Greenland government is a satanic Nazi cult? The spoilt orange manchild should compare notes with the Kremlin psycho.
Vlad can churn out reasons for thieving foreign territory faster than even the most stable genius , sorry, I mean reasons to conduct a special military operation.
Trump’s Diet Coke was flat, therefore we’re taking over Greenland.
Good thoughts and comments on many subjects about the Trump Administration with a focus on climate: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/opinion/trump-executive-orders-climate.html
On Greenland and Trump’s mentality:
“I think he is essentially a mercenary, acquisitive person who understands in a mercantilist way that the job of a president is to accumulate wealth and power on behalf of his people at any cost and using any strategy to achieve that.”
They always find high-falutin’ words for what Trump does, instead of calling him a greedy, selfish blowhard.
I think he doesn’t understand anything nearly that complicated. And he has no interest in anything that’s not completely about himself. He’s carrying as virulent a case of psychopathy* & narcissistic personality disorder as I’ve ever seen outside of a case study. But the truly disheartening part is that he’s president—again—because he’s the perfect embodiment & desired reflection of a big part of the US public & all of its conservative oligarchy. And the people who voted for him not only have no clue about themselves & their own condition, but are well-defended against awareness by an astroturf culture and legal system, and government and industry controlled by the most-infected ones.
Now more than ever, it will take a peaceful revolution to resume progress in preventing climate catastrophe. After self-awareness, civil resistance / peaceful disobedience, the methods of bringing awareness & expanding refusal, are just the second part.
*now anti-social personality disorder