"In the past few days, Donald Trump turned the US presidency into a tool for his personal glory and vengeance. On Saturday, he threatened to impose tariffs of up to 25% on a bloc of European countries until Denmark agrees to sell Greenland to the US. The next day, Trump texted Norway's prime minister, saying his failure to win the Nobel peace prize is one of the reasons he's intent on seizing control of Greenland."
"By Tuesday morning, as European leaders continued to absorb the shock of Trump's threats and insults, the president posted an AI-generated meme that showed him planting a US flag on the island, flanked by his vice president and secretary of state. Greenland. US Territory. Est. 2026, the image said. (Trump shared another image, also apparently edited by AI, that showed him sitting alongside a map of the US that includes Canada, Greenland and Venezuela,"
Donald Trump used presidential power to pursue personal aims, threatening tariffs of up to 25% against European countries to pressure Denmark into selling Greenland. He privately told Norway's prime minister that a failed Nobel Prize bid motivated his Greenland campaign and posted AI-generated images depicting Greenland as US territory. He replied "You'll find out" when asked how far he would go, then later retreated from tariff threats after a Davos speech and claimed a framework agreement with the NATO secretary general. His second term has included self-enrichment, coercive diplomacy, and damage to the United States' global standing.
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