THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent Trump Tirades on Greenland Get So Dark that It Unnerves Medical Expert
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Jan 21, 2026 Elizabeth Saunders, a political scientist and author specializing in international relations, digs into President Trump's alarming comments linking the Nobel Peace Prize to military action on Greenland. She highlights how this rhetoric symbolizes a troubling shift in U.S. foreign policy and violates post-1945 norms, causing unease among European allies. Saunders warns of the implications of Trump's disregard for international boundaries and discusses the potential for a significant geopolitical shift. She emphasizes the urgent need for a bipartisan inquiry into presidential fitness.
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Trump's Remarks Undermine Allied Norms
- Elizabeth Saunders says Trump's Greenland remarks reveal deep disrespect for European allies and multilateral norms.
- She argues this pettiness signals willingness to violate post-1945 territorial principles and alarms allies.
Trump's Nobel Fixation In Broadcast Clip
- Greg Sargent plays Trump's remarks about the Nobel and Greenland to show his fixation.
- The clip highlights Trump's persistent belief he deserved the Nobel and links that to territorial threats.
Annexation Is Strategically Unnecessary
- Saunders stresses the strategic irrationality of annexing Greenland given current allied arrangements.
- She notes the U.S. already gets needed access through Denmark at far lower cost and with aligned interests.
