Posted on 01/23/2026 12:25:10 PM PST by marshmallow
According to journalist Fareed Zakaria, the EU was relieved by Trump's backtracking on plans to take Greenland by force
WASHINGTON, January 23. /TASS/. Europe won't forget the disdain the administration of US President Donald Trump has shown it, The Washington Post cited an unnamed European leader as saying.
In an opinion column on the foreign policy course of the current American administration with regard to Washington's claims to Greenland, journalist Fareed Zakaria quoted "one of the senior European leaders" as confirming that the EU was relieved by Trump's backtracking on plans to take Greenland by force.
"But we’ve now seen a pattern in his dealings with us," the leader said. "He treats us with contempt. And even if this crisis gets resolved, we will remember."
This was a throwback to a comment by the American president, who earlier said the United States would remember if they were refused ownership of Greenland, which is an autonomous territory of Denmark.
On January 17, Trump said Washington would begin levying import duties of 10% from Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Finland, France and Sweden until the parties strike a deal on "a complete and total purchase" of Greenland by Washington. This decision was supposed to come into force on February 1. Trump also criticized Europe's intention to send its forces to Greenland, calling it a "very dangerous game." At the same time, Trump argued that owning Greenland is necessary to strengthen US national security and effectively deploy the American Golden Dome missile defense system.
After talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Trump said that the United States would not impose the import duties as the outlines of the deal appeared. According to the Axios portal, the draft agreement proposed by Rutte provides for the preservation of Danish sovereignty over Greenland and the renewal of a 1951 defense agreement. This will allow the United States to establish military bases and defense zones there, if NATO deems it necessary.
Greenland is part of Denmark as an autonomous territory. In 1951, Washington and Copenhagen, on top of allied commitments to NATO, signed a treaty on the protection of the island. Under it, the United States has committed itself to defending Greenland from possible aggression.
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Stopped reading at “Unnamed leader.”
Maybe I’ll compile a list of reasons to disdain Europe.
Self hatred and low IQ are not always reasons for disdain, but in the case of Europe they are.
The balls on that guy...oh wait...unnamed “leader”. 😂
I’d compose a stinging rebuttal but I can’t write in Arabic.
We will remember the disdain shown to us.
From Carney, from Macron, from the Denmark guy that yelled FU at Trump, from the Finish guy that said they did not need the USA to defend Europe, from the crazy German guy that said they would take over and kick US soldiers out of all our bases in Europe… Who was insulting who?
We will remember… carney was already booted out of the Board of Peace
Is an “unnamed leader” related to the “unknown comic” of Gong Show fame?
Since the US is the only nation that has planted a flag on the moon, perhaps we should claim it as the 51st US state.
I don’t recall President Trump ever initiating a conversation that threatened invasion, unless it was in context of the US liberating Grennland if the Russians or Chinese tried to move in there. Why have reporters loved to constantly ask him if he will disavow ever using the military in Greenland? What do they try to get out of nonsensical hypotheticals? Why do we respond even?
Like when the krauts laughed at him? Who cares what those pussies say?
“””Europe won’t forget the disdain the administration of US President Donald Trump has shown it, “”””
Says the anonymous coward hiding behind the keyboard.
They forget about the thousands of insults they have thrown at President Trump.
What should be done with Europeein “leeders” and leftists everywhere who have disrespected President Trump for both of his terms. I say EuroPee on them.
Perhaps the Brits should rent out “RAF” Lakenheath to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army? Perhaps the Germans should invite 50,000 Chinese to rent Kaiserslautern Military Complex (Ramstein AFB, Landstuhl Army hospital, etc.) and replace the Americans there now? Decisions, decisions...
F#ck Europe!
Stopped reading at WashedUpPost and “unnamed leader “
Honestly, the National enquirer was a more reliable publication
From urinalist Fareed Zakaria. /spit
>>>Europe to Remember Trump’s Disrespect — WP Quotes Unnamed Leader
Trump to Remember EU’s DISRESPECT too!
That was the idea. When you whack a misbehaving dog on the snout with a rolled-up newspaper they remember to stop biting the hand that feeds them, too.
“Fareed Zakaria” has been an anti-american piece of shit for decades ... anything he claims, just believe the opposite and you’ll do pretty good ...
oh, and i just noticed that the Soviet TASS and American TASS, namely WaPO, are basing their bullshit RUMORS on “unnamed sources”
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