Irrevocably
Trump’s posturing over Greenland has irrevocably changed the transatlantic relationship, even after he backed away Wednesday from his threats of a US takeover of the Danish autonomous territory, European officials told CNN.
One European diplomat, speaking anonymously, described the last week as a “whirlwind of absurdity that damages transatlantic relations, distracts from Ukraine, and makes China and Russia very happy.”
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Trump ruled out using military force to annex Greenland in his keynote speech at Davos on Wednesday, and he went on to drop his threatened tariffs and announce “the framework of a future deal” over the island after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
But the diplomatic chaos he unleashed over the last two weeks still lingers, with profound ramifications for the US-European economic and diplomatic relationship. A key group of European Parliament members blocked a vote to ratify a US-European trade deal Wednesday, underscoring the tensions between the transatlantic allies.
Of course it lingers. Trump has made it all too clear how reckless and clueless he is, and the fact that he retreats just a little when the adults push back does not mean he has become not reckless and clueless. He will never become that.
Trump ruled out using military force to annex Greenland in his keynote speech at Davos on Wednesday, and he went on to drop his threatened tariffs and announce “the framework of a future deal” over the island after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
But the diplomatic chaos he unleashed over the last two weeks still lingers, with profound ramifications for the US-European economic and diplomatic relationship. A key group of European Parliament members blocked a vote to ratify a US-European trade deal Wednesday, underscoring the tensions between the transatlantic allies.
When you have a deranged ignorant lunatic to deal with you don’t relax.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre emphasized that “NATO countries are cooperating day-by-day very closely.”
“Europe has its challenges. The United States has its challenges,” he told CNN. “But they’re all strong democracies, and they are allies in NATO. … We have great security to look after us and a very proud history of collaborating on that.”
Not really. The United States is not currently a strong democracy. It’s far too vulnerable to the deranged monstrous presider to be strong.
