- World-historical batshitness: "We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength & force where we would be frankly, unstoppable. But I won't do that. Now everyone's saying 'oh good.' …I won't use force. All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland."
- If you're only reading headlines and see "Trump Says He Won't Use Force" it will give you a misimpression of both how bellicose this speech is and how dug in he is on Greenland.Jan 21, 2026 14:16
- For instance: "Canada lives by the benefit of the United States. Remember that, Mark, when you make your statements."
- I had to write a corrective. This crisis is anything but over. Even by the standards of Trump speeches, this was psychotic.
- Or was it Iceland? 🤔
- It's giving "we can do this the easy way, or the hard way" movie villain, waving a gun around