Everything he does is a distraction from what is really going on elsewhere in the government, the systematic destruction of our rights through the judicial and legislative branches.
Trump has no idea why he wants Greenland. Someone close to him is feeding him ideas, while feeding his ego.
Greenland is set to become an economic producer in the future, but we have maybe a century before that even starts. I gotta think you're right, Greenland is a distraction from all the other bullshit. Keep them talking and no one will notice the really evil shit
It's not even specifically about hiding the evil shit (which is still an issue, of course). The pos has weaponized gish gallop to the utmost extreme, flooding news with absurdities so it becomes an exercise in futility to handle any of them. A lot won't go anywhere, either, which helps normalize it all further.
“Get the bafoon back on stage to distract the pleebs and give mainstream media something to report other than us making sure only the people we like have rights”
Doing as Putin tells him. Despite being the most powerful country in the world, Trump wants to ruin that by destroying the alliances that make it possible.
The President is very much a figurehead - he wields no real power whatsoever. He is apparently chosen by the government, but the qualities he is required to display are not those of leadership but those of finely judged outrage. For this reason the President is always a controversial choice, always an infuriating but fascinating character. His job is not to wield power but to draw attention away from it.
An orange sash is what the President of the Galaxy traditionally wears.
On those criteria Zaphod Beeblebrox is one of the most successful Presidents the Galaxy has ever had. He spent two of his ten Presidential years in prison for fraud.
Yeah pretty much. Trump probably means it, but he's like a toddler, he'll get bored. Those amplifying his message or feeding him ideas are definitely trying to distract
He respects Putin, and feels insecure that Putin is able to invade Ukraine and he can't even rename a gulf.
He's simple and has made it clear that he doesn't understand what foreign relation techniques earned the US "world police" status. I wouldn't actually put it past him to think he needs to take over more land to be respected. He is in real estate, after all.
Do you think this Greenland idea came from him? Greenland has vast amounts of mineral resources being exposed due to melting glaciers and, more importantly in a U.S that is pumping out more groundwater than is being replaced, a massive amount of fresh water.
He may not realize any of that or care, but he's not the one who is actually in charge either.
Resource extraction yes but there’s no practical way to transport large quantities of water from Greenland to the West where it’s needed. People have come up with similar ideas with the Great Lakes but the engineering required is insane and would be the largest public works project in human history.
There are much much cheaper ways to increase water supplies in the West, and some of them may even be worthwhile.
Of course not. Trump has never had an original idea of his own - apart perhaps the late great Hannibal Lecter and whale-killing windmills. But he's the one who's stupid enough to spell them out.
It's important to security because he wants to tear down the alliances with Canada and NATO. But the primary reason is to cash in on the natural resources without worrying about environmental laws if it's an occupied territory.
When companies are failing, they move into acquisitions to prevent competition from outpacing them. The Republicans are quickly learning that everybody else is ahead of us, and to deafen that they think making a play to acquire them, will be something that they can do.