Trump’s Dreams of Empire

Over the last thirty-six hours, President-Elect Donald Trump has continued his threats against Greenland, Canada, and Panama. Of course, the American press continues to sane wash while this is taken seriously abroad. Everybody learned the lesson from the invasion of Ukraine, plus I guess there is hope the Americans can be contained.

And I am positive there is this language in the corridors of power.

So why Greenland? Here is your answer via Euronews and some of the European reactions. As far as Europeans go, this is no joke. They are taking Trump seriously, and so should you:

The island is a hotbed of critical raw materials and rare earths. The melting of the Arctic ice also opens up strategic opportunities for trade, energy and transport in a region of the world over which geopolitical rivals are tussling for influence.

But his recent rhetoric has ruffled feathers in Europe, with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen hitting back saying that “Greenland is not for sale and will not be in the future either.”

French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot has warned Trump against threatening the European Union’s “sovereign borders.”

“The sovereignty of EU states has to be respected,” a European Commission spokesperson said on Wednesday.