"Donald Trump pulled back from the brink on Greenland but not before causing untold damage to the Nato alliance. The US president's sabre-rattling may also have shaken the faith of his own Republican party. Trump's fleeting threat to conquer the Danish territory prompted the most strident Republican opposition to anything he has done since taking office a year ago. It came on the heels of challenges to his authority over military powers, healthcare legislation and the Jeffrey Epstein files."
"Dissenting senators and representatives such as Liz Cheney have been ruthlessly purged or made to feel they have no alternative but retirement. Trump's biggest crisis came with his crushing defeat in the 2020 presidential election and a subsequent insurrection by a mob of his supporters at the US Capitol, prompting even loyalists such as Lindsey Graham and Kevin McCarthy to condemn him. But not even an attempted coup was enough to break the party's cult-like fever."
The Greenland episode strained relations with Denmark and undermined NATO cohesion while provoking rare, outspoken Republican criticism. A vocal minority of Republicans increasingly challenge the president despite his continued dominance and legislative successes. Internal friction followed prior clashes over military authority, healthcare efforts, and sensitive files, and remains informed by the fallout from the 2020 election loss and the Capitol insurrection. Established critics have been sidelined or pressured into retirement, yet public polling shows eroding support that could translate into electoral risk. High-profile intra-party rivals have failed to displace him despite legal and political challenges.
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