Wednesday, July 08, 2026

I Missed This Nugget

This morning our crazy man at the NATO Summit: * Trump apparently has suspended trade with Spain
* Trump has restarted his war with Iran (not that it had really ended)
* Trump has again threatened to takeover Greenland, causing Denmark to say they will activate Article 5
* there is talk of canceling the summit in 2027
* Trump has again threatened to takeover Greenland, causing Denmark to say they will activate Article 5
Denmark will defend Greenland, Mette Frederiksen says after Trump’s threat

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said ahead of the NATO summit that the alliance’s most important message is that NATO remains strong and united in an uncertain time.

Her message on Greenland was equally clear.

“Greenland is not for sale. Denmark is a sovereign state, and we are prepared to defend every part of NATO and the Kingdom of Denmark,” she said firmly.

—TV2
Granted, it would require military action to invoke Article V of the NATO treaty.  Of course, Article V was invoked after 9/11, for the first time, and only, time.

And in that threat to stop trade with Spain:
IOW, it would be like Spain declaring they are going to stop trading with Texas. If Trump decided to stop trade with the EU, I think even this Congress might sit up and take notice. (And no, Trump can’t do that. But just trying to should make Congress sit up and…act like the Article I institution it is. Democrats could demand Congress do something, if only to give voters another reason to vote against the Republicans. It would be a damned good idea to reassure the world market that Trump is full of shit, especially with the price of oil going up again. Won’t be long before voters turn on anyone in Congress who doesn’t show a backbone.)
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