Trump in fighting mood

President Trump just announced that he will place massive tariffs on Denmark if they don't immediately relinquish all control of Greenland.

"We need Greenland for national security purposes."

And this is how his neocolonialism threatens Europe, and the only way ahead is to work with other European countries.

Lets see what happens when he actually has to run the country with the promises he has made there.

And although the Republican Party (just) holds both houses, as we have seen already, they are not prepared to just be a walk-over.

And there will be elections in two years time, so if Trump gets it badly wrong he could lose both Houses.

If Trump thinks it is ok to buy Greenland, he may also think it is right for a Putin to invade Ukraine. What a dreadful mess and an unsafe world we are in. 😳

NanKate

If Trump thinks it is ok to buy Greenland, he may also think it is right for a Putin to invade Ukraine. What a dreadful mess and an unsafe world we are in. 😳

Exactly.

I am reminded of the last few sentences of Animal Farm

The creatures outside looked from Trump (pig) to Putin (man), and from Putin (man) to Trump(pig), and from Trump(pig) to Putin(man) again; but already it was impossible to say which was which".

Whitewavemark2

The reason Trump is threatening Canada.

Trump: Canada is subsidized to the tune of about $200 billion a year, plus other things. And they don't essentially have a military. They have a very small military. They rely on our military. It's all fine, but you know they gotta pay for that.

Is this factual though??

Babs03

Is all hyperbole. All hell has already broken loose in Gaza, what else does he suggest, nukes??
The man is as unhinged as his advisor Musk.

I agree completely.

Cossy

Whitewavemark2

The reason Trump is threatening Canada.

Trump: Canada is subsidized to the tune of about $200 billion a year, plus other things. And they don't essentially have a military. They have a very small military. They rely on our military. It's all fine, but you know they gotta pay for that.

Is this factual though??

Goodness knows. And now we can’t so easily check what he rabbits as true.

Since when has anyone gone around buying up countries? How much is it worth? We have reached a new low. This is crazy talk. Shame we can’t buy out Trump!

Sarnia

Marydoll

You forgot to mention, absorbing Canada into the USA!!!

Oh yes, especially now Trudeau has resigned. No better time!

Canada and The Usa have approx. 8.500 km. from the Western Coast to the Atlantic Coast.

It is doubtful that Canada shall be joining The Usa.

Trump´s reasoning for Canada and Greenland as well is FRACKING: Oil, gas, minerals, metals ..

To destroy a grand nation of its wealth ..

And Military: Let us think about this. Who is Trump afraid of or who does he see as a threat ?

The Terrorists from Islamic Countries ?

Surely not Russia and Putin.

China - doubtful no ..

Canada is fighting back

“Canada is planning to fight back against Trump’s tariffs by cutting off all energy supplies to the U.S.”

Whitewavemark2

Canada is fighting back

“Canada is planning to fight back against Trump’s tariffs by cutting off all energy supplies to the U.S.”

That's old news. This was in the press 4 weeks ago.

Unfortunately, from the American point of view, it could be thought that the US taking over Greenland makes good strong strategic sense from a military point of view. So I am afraid a great many of America's supporters of Trump will think this is a marvellous idea.

Obviously, we don't in Denmark, where agreement has been reached with Greenland that they are entitled to work towards being an independent country.

Judging from today's news, some, mainly young Greenlanders, are attracted by the idea of a tie to the US - they seem to have ignored or not understood that Trump is thinking along the lines of annexing their country, not just strengthening different kinds of relationships to it. Other Greenlanders are extremely worried by the idea, as are probably most Danes.

It makes little or no sense for two countries who both belong to NATO to get into a territorial dispute.

Should a majority of Greenlanders wish to end their political ties to Denmark, then they might be better off joining forces with Canada, rather than America. The American base on Thule has never been particularly popular with Greenlanders, who may well feel that Canada's views on military defence and on Inuit are more sensible than America's.

If Trump seriously wants to annexe Greenland, the Panama canal zone, or is it all of Panama? AND Canada, he will have his work cut out.

Presumably, American career diplomats are tearing their hair, irrespective of their political colour.

It is to be hoped that this is just Trump belting out bombast, not a serious political agenda.

It is dangerous, uncharted territory. Yes NanKate, it must be worrying for Ukraine. Did everyone, everywhere sleepwalk into this seemingly universal Right Wing takeover?

US is not subsidizing Canada! They have a trade deficit, which means they purchase more from us than we do from them. In Trump's twisted mind, he has turned that into a subsidy.

The dangerous thing is that the more misinformation he spews, the more people believe it and don't check any facts.

He can say the same for UK, you have a trade surplus of 72 billion GBP, so he can say that he subsidizes the UK.

CanadianGran

US is not subsidizing Canada! They have a trade deficit, which means they purchase more from us than we do from them. In Trump's twisted mind, he has turned that into a subsidy.

The dangerous thing is that the more misinformation he spews, the more people believe it and don't check any facts.

He can say the same for UK, you have a trade surplus of 72 billion GBP, so he can say that he subsidizes the UK.

Hello😊.

I’ve been waiting for your comments.

Thank you for putting that straight.

Whitewavemark2

CanadianGran

US is not subsidizing Canada! They have a trade deficit, which means they purchase more from us than we do from them. In Trump's twisted mind, he has turned that into a subsidy.

The dangerous thing is that the more misinformation he spews, the more people believe it and don't check any facts.

He can say the same for UK, you have a trade surplus of 72 billion GBP, so he can say that he subsidizes the UK.

Hello😊.

I’ve been waiting for your comments.

Thank you for putting that straight.

Thanks from me, too. Always good to get some local knowledge!

Oh, I've been fuming! I could barely watch the news yesterday. Knowing him, he will start inciting mobs to march over the border, which by the way, he is calling an imaginary line. Funny how their southern border isn't imaginary, but needs a wall.

I can feel my blood pressure rising. Today at work, a younger person said it would be a good thing, to which someone else retorted to 'just move there'. This is already causing division here at home.

I’ve mailed my oldest friend living in BC congratulating her on her change of citizenship.

I’m waiting for a reply😄😄

Another good explanatory article from CNN.
edition.cnn.com/2025/01/08/politics/trump-greenland-canada-panama-analysis/index.html

Whitewavemark2

I’ve mailed my oldest friend living in BC congratulating her on her change of citizenship.

I’m waiting for a reply😄😄

Well, she was your friend!!
🇨🇦

Grantanow

Journalists need to find some real issues to write about and give less time to attention seekers like Musk, Trump and various Tory so-called leaders. Of course, it's easy for lazy hacks to write up cheap rhetoric rather than search for real news.

Yes they should concentrate more on showing up the hypocrisy of this Gov.

I find it very worrying, he is a mad man who could destroy the world. If it was a film people would say it’s too far fetched.

I think we have to try and trust that people in the USA will set limits: Trump mouths off big time a great deal but there's a lot of things he has said he will do that are very controversial. And he won't be able to deliver on easily, like grocery prices.

It’s become Dr Strangelove. Two egomaniacs in charge of the world. It’s terrifying. So agree we are so vulnerable as no longer in the EU. Who to blame? Farage and Johnson.