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‘I used to be a supporter of Trump’, says reader
I used to be a supporter of Donald Trump, especially during his first term, but no matter what he’s done in Gaza and Venezuela I am totally against his stance on Greenland.
By insisting that the country – part of Denmark – should become part of the US, he proves he’s no less a dictator than Russia’s Vladimir Putin or the leaders of China and North Korea. Leslie, Stourbridge
This reader agrees
As someone who, dare I say it, actually liked Trump’s ideas during his first term, his second spell is nothing short of a disaster and is getting more surreal each day – he is now touting the idea of simply moving troops into peaceful countries to illegally occupy them without much resistance.
Who does this remind you of? GD, Paisley
‘Can someone please inform Trump that he is US president and not president of all United Nations’
Can someone please inform Trump that he is US president and not, as he seems to think, president of all United Nations.
Yes, he has done some good in other countries but this stance of threatening tariffs on countries who don’t obey him is borderline childish. David Clark, Glasgow
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Is our alliance with the US in ‘tatters’?
It is now crystal clear, with the US alliance in tatters, that the only viable future for the UK is in close collaboration with the EU.
Notwithstanding Sir Keir Starmer’s approval of its new ‘mega embassy’ in London, it is highly unlikely China can be any sort of replacement.
The work must start by rejoining the single market and customs union, and the government pressing continental partners for the creation of a European defence force. Andrew McLuskey, Middlesex
Trump’s actions are ‘totally absurd’
Trump adding tariffs to European countries not backing his push for power in Greenland is totally absurd.
The EU should get together with countries such as the UK and Norway and offer Denmark a European defence force (run by Denmark). This is the best way to protect Greenland from Russia, China and Donald Trump’s American regime.
I fear that Trump wants Greenland not as a means of protection as stated, but to extort the high value of minerals from the area.
Europe needs to stop trade with America whilst Trump is in power, which will make the Senate take note. Scott Gowers, Edinburgh
Has Europe been ‘underestimated’ for too long?
Europe is entering a new phase – one defined by strength, clarity, and self-determination. For too long, its power has been underestimated.
Our integrated market, industrial capacity and financial strength gives us the ability to shape global standards rather than merely follow them.
Europe can protects its interests, secure its prosperity and assert its position.
It is building real military capability through cooperation, investment and strategic coordination.
This shift is not welcomed by everyone. The US, long accustomed to strategic dominance and European reliance, does not always view Europe’s growing autonomy favourably. But this development is inevitable.
Europe does not seek confrontation but it does demand respect.
Allies are strongest when they stand as equals, not when one leads and the other follows. Guy, via email
‘It’s only when a Western government is under threat that everyone cries foul’, says reader
Denmark and its allies are right that Trump invading Greenland would be a violation of international law.
The Danes, of course, would know all about that – having broken international law themselves when joining America’s illegal war of aggression in Iraq in 2003.
Strange, isn’t it – when the US is bombing some far away, non-white, non-Western country, politicians make excuses and promise their support.
It’s only when a Western government is under threat that everyone cries foul. One of the reasons Trump was elected was (ironically) because Americans were sick of getting stuck in foreign wars, including the Iraq War, as aided and abetted by the Danish government of the time. What goes around comes around! Caitlyn, Beeston
Is any outcome a win for Putin?
So, Trump invades Greenland. Outcome one – Nato falls apart without US involvement. Result: win for Putin.
Outcome two – the moral high ground of condemnation over the invasion of peaceful neighbours is lost. Result: win for Putin (and China president Xi Jinping and others).
Outcome three – after asset-stripping Greenland, Trump withdraws because he is the ‘prince of peace’ and doesn’t want a ‘forever war’, so Russia comes in to fill the power vacuum. Result: win for Putin. SDW, Kent
Should headline starting ‘Trump said’, stop?
I am a bit fed up with the continuous headlines starting with, ‘Trump says…’
I appreciate that, in theory, the utterances of the leader of the most powerful country in the world are significant. In the case of Trump they are not. As my mum used to say, ‘He talks as his belly guides him.’
And yes, I realise this letter puts the block on any visit I might want to make to the US while Trump remains president – not that I see that as something I might want to do. Martin, London.
Reader weighs in on Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize
So Donald, you’re upset at not winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Why not create your own?
You could make it bigger and gaudier than the original.
And you can decide who wins one – perhaps only true peacemakers like Putin, Xi and yourself. Andrew, Hornchurch
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