Trump Insults Another Good Ally Of The United States

I have to admit that when I heard Donald Trump wanted to buy Greenland, I thought it was a joke. Sadly, it wasn't. The idiot occupying our White House was serious about trying to buy Greenland -- a part of Denmark with self-rule.

It was an absurd idea, and Denmark's Prime Minister (Mette Frederickson) said so. She made it clear that Greenland was not for sale at any price.

That should have been the end of the matter, but it wasn't. Trump narcissism can't take anyone saying NO to him, especially a woman. So, he cancelled the scheduled visit to Denmark.

When he got some negative feedback from both American and Danish citizens, he tried to cover for his childish action by saying the Danish prime minister had been nasty to the United States. He said her calling his proposal absurd was an insult to the United States. It wasn't.

She was not referring to the United States in calling the proposal absurd, but to Trump. And it was not an insult, because it was absurd.

Danish officials are now insulted by the cancellation of the scheduled trip, and they should be insulted. Denmark has been a good ally to the United States. When Bush called for allies to help him in Afghanistan, Denmark was one of the first to respond, and send troops to help. And when Bush stupidly invaded Iraq, Denmark again had our backs -- even before France and Germany.

Some other nations (like Canada, Germany, France, Australia, etc.) had already realized that with Trump in the White House, the United States could not be trusted to back her allies or provide leadership for the free world. Now Denmark has been shown the U.S. has an insane leader who cannot be trusted.