During his second term, he has gone much further, shocking allies by saying he might use military force to take Greenland. There was so much concern that Danish soldiers were sent to Greenland with explosives, prepared to blow up two critical airport runways should Trump choose to follow through on his threats, according to two European officials. It didn’t happen. The Danish government declined to comment on the precautionary measures, which were first reported by the Danish outlet DR.
Trump walked those comments back at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this year, but during his time there he pressured Denmark and Europe to hand over what he called a “piece of ice.”
Western diplomats say the episode was a watershed for U.S. allies, who concluded that America could no longer be fully trusted as a reliable partner. The rift over the war against Iran and Trump’s bullying over trade
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