Trump’s Greenland Mess

Vance’s “diplomacy” is unwelcome on the island

Vance is in Greenland right now, in what has been characterized as a watered-down trip from what Trump had hoped would happen. Vance made a joke while there, complaining about how cold it was and said, “Nobody told me.” The Greenlanders don’t want him there. For years obsessed with taking over the island, just this week, Trump said again: “We need it. We have to have it.” This obnoxious attempt at diplomacy is failing, and that makes me very happy. Trump can’t just announce that he wants a country and expect the people (and animals) to bow down to his desires.

A federal judge has ordered the halt of Trump’s efforts to dismantle Voice of America, the government-funded international broadcast network. “This is a decisive victory for press freedom and the First Amendment, and a sharp rebuke to an administration that has shown utter disregard for the principles that define our democracy,” Andrew G. Celli Jr., a lawyer for the journalists who brought the suit, said in a statement. Voice of America was founded in 1942, and provides news in 49 languages to countries around the world, particularly where citizens have limited access to independent journalism. I remember as a young person when I first heard about VOA, I was so excited that something like this existed for people in countries that did not have access to outside news. It’s criminal that Trump wants to just dismantle it. Another effort to curtail free speech was also blocked by a judge: Trump sought to get rid of Radio Free Europe, a government service started during the Cold War.

Hillary Clinton penned an op-ed for the NY Times today, titled, “How Much Dumber Will This Get?” As we all know, Clinton is an extensively experienced foreign policy leader, and in this essay she lays out all the mistakes and headaches we are experiencing now with the idiots in charge. Clinton ends her piece with this:

“If there’s a grand strategy at work here, I don’t know what it is. Maybe Mr. Trump wants to return to 19th-century spheres of influence. Maybe he’s just driven by personal grudges and is in way over his head. As a businessman, he bankrupted his Atlantic City casinos. Now he’s gambling with the national security of the United States. If this continues, a group chat foul will be the least of our concerns, and all the fist and flag emojis in the world won’t save us.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/business/media/voice-of-america-lawsuit-trump.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/world/europe/jd-vance-greenland-visit-denmark-us.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/opinion/trump-hegseth-signal-chat.html