"calling NATO's secretary general, announcing a Greenland summit, leaking private messages, mocking Canada's sovereignty, and attacking the U.K. over a key U.S. military base. The president began by saying that he had a very very good telephone call with NATO chief Mark Rutte and agreed to convene talks at Davos on Greenland, a territory Trump has repeatedly suggested the United States should control, repeating his claim that the Arctic island is imperative for National and World Security."
"The social media onslaught comes as Trump escalates pressure on European governments resisting his demand for Greenland, announcing 10% tariffs on eight European countries. The move has triggered frantic discussions between European leaders over how to contain the crisis that is rapidly moving beyond rhetoric. Trump then posted what appeared to be a private text exchange from French President Emmanuel Macron, questioning his plans for Greenland and offering to host talks in Paris."
"The president followed by sharing an AI-produced image of him presenting a doctored map of the Western Hemisphere showing Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela all under a U.S. flag to European leaders gathered in the Oval Office. (Screengrab via Truth Social) Another image showed him planting a U.S. flag on Greenland while flanked by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with a sign that read Greenland U.S. Territory Est. 2026:"
President Donald Trump compressed a week's diplomatic taunting into an overnight social media barrage, calling NATO's secretary general, announcing a Greenland summit, leaking private messages, mocking Canada's sovereignty, and attacking the U.K. over a key U.S. military base. He said he had a very very good call with NATO chief Mark Rutte and agreed to convene talks at Davos on Greenland, repeating that the Arctic island is imperative for national and world security. Trump announced 10% tariffs on eight European countries, prompting frantic discussions among European leaders. He posted an authentic private text from Emmanuel Macron and shared AI-produced doctored images depicting Greenland and other territories as U.S. possessions.
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