Trump wants Greenland because that's what he feels "is psychologically needed for success." His feelings tell him that his psychological success needs a NATO country. I suppose he's thinking about being the biggest country in the world if he adds US + Greenland. We'll never hear the end of
we're the biggest, the best, the greatest!
Very problematic leadership, in my opinion ... invading countries to pamper his feelings.
"When asked what was his higher priority, obtaining Greenland or preserving NATO, Mr. Trump declined to answer directly, but acknowledged “it may be a choice.” He made clear that the trans-Atlantic alliance was essentially useless without the United States at its core.
The president’s insistence that Greenland must become part of the United States was a prime example of his worldview. It was not enough to exercise the U.S. right, under a 1951 treaty, to reopen long-closed military bases on the huge landmass, which is a strategically important crossroads for U.S., European, Chinese and Russian naval operations.
“Ownership is very important,” Mr. Trump said as he discussed, with a real estate mogul’s eye, the landmass of Greenland — three times the size of Texas but with a population of less than 60,000. He seemed to dismiss the value of having Greenland under the control of a close NATO ally.
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success. I think that ownership gives you a thing that you can’t do with, you’re talking about a lease or a treaty. Ownership gives you things and elements that you can’t get from just signing a document.”
January 8, 2026
On topic after topic, President Trump made clear that he would be the arbiter of any limits to his authorities, not international law or treaties.
www.nytimes.com
www.irishtimes.com
