U.S. President Donald Trump with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on May 6, 2025 (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok/Flickr)
January 20, 2026 |
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President Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland have launched the Canadian Armed Forces into military planning mode.
The Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday, “military planners are modelling a U.S. invasion from the south, expecting American forces to overcome Canada’s strategic positions on land and at sea within a week and possibly as quickly as two days.
The report explained that Canada doesn't have the personnel or equipment that the United States has to go to war, so they're envisioning some asymmetrical warfare strategies.
In one case, a small group of "irregular military or armed civilians would resort to ambushes, sabotage, drone warfare or hit-and-run tactics" against the Americans, the report said.
The goal would be to ensure "mass casualties on U.S. occupying forces," an official said.
The report went on to cite France and Britain coming to Canada's aid. The two, The Globe and Mail pointed out, are nuclear-weapon states.
"It is believed to be the first time in a century that the Canadian Armed Forces have created a model of an American assault on this country, a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and a partner with the U.S. in continental air defense," the report continued.
Trump declared early Tuesday that there's "no going back" on his decision to take Greenland.
The planners believe that an American attack would not only end the partnership in NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defence Command, but would also mean the U.S. is "taking Canada by force."
Read the full report here.
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Trump boosts post casting NATO as a 'threat' in social media spree
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio react to a Sky News reporter's question about NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte calling President Trump 'daddy', at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a press conference, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio react to a Sky News reporter's question about NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte calling President Trump 'daddy', at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
January 20, 2026
ALTERNET
While facing opposition from European leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump took time out late Tuesday morning to go on a social media spree, including promoting a post that labeled NATO and the United Nations as threats while declaring that the “enemy is within.”
Trump’s controversial Board of Peace is “falling apart,” according to Bloomberg News UK Political Editor Alex Wickham, who reported that “The UK is not joining the board as things stand,” and that its spokesperson said the UK’s commitment to the UN is “unwavering.
French President Emmanuel Macron has also announced that he would not join the Board of Peace, which requires at least a $1 billion donation for a country to have permanent membership — which can be rescinded by Donald Trump, who is the organization’s chairman.
“So at what point are we going to realize the enemy is within,” the post Trump promoted began. “China and Russia are the boogeymen when the real threat is the U.N., NATO and this ‘religion.’ I put ‘religion’ in quotes because it’s not a religion, it’s a cult!”
Former Obama and Biden official Jesse Lee responded, writing: “So is Trump threatening to invade Greenland to counter Russia and China as he has ludicrously claimed, or is this just the beginning of his war against Europe as it seems on its face?”
Trump, or someone with access to his Truth Social account, posted dozens of posts in approximately 90 minutes.
His last post so far, at 11:47 AM ET, read: “No single person, or President, has done more for NATO than President Donald J. Trump. If I didn’t come along, there would be no NATO right now!!! It would have been in the ash heap of History. Sad, but TRUE!!! President DJT”
While facing opposition from European leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump took time out late Tuesday morning to go on a social media spree, including promoting a post that labeled NATO and the United Nations as threats while declaring that the “enemy is within.”
Trump’s controversial Board of Peace is “falling apart,” according to Bloomberg News UK Political Editor Alex Wickham, who reported that “The UK is not joining the board as things stand,” and that its spokesperson said the UK’s commitment to the UN is “unwavering.
French President Emmanuel Macron has also announced that he would not join the Board of Peace, which requires at least a $1 billion donation for a country to have permanent membership — which can be rescinded by Donald Trump, who is the organization’s chairman.
“So at what point are we going to realize the enemy is within,” the post Trump promoted began. “China and Russia are the boogeymen when the real threat is the U.N., NATO and this ‘religion.’ I put ‘religion’ in quotes because it’s not a religion, it’s a cult!”
Former Obama and Biden official Jesse Lee responded, writing: “So is Trump threatening to invade Greenland to counter Russia and China as he has ludicrously claimed, or is this just the beginning of his war against Europe as it seems on its face?”
Trump, or someone with access to his Truth Social account, posted dozens of posts in approximately 90 minutes.
His last post so far, at 11:47 AM ET, read: “No single person, or President, has done more for NATO than President Donald J. Trump. If I didn’t come along, there would be no NATO right now!!! It would have been in the ash heap of History. Sad, but TRUE!!! President DJT”
'Code red': Newsom tells Europe they’ve been played by Trump
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks after he and other lawmakers signed the "Election Rigging Response Act" in Sacramento, California, U.S. August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks after he and other lawmakers signed the "Election Rigging Response Act" in Sacramento, California, U.S. August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
January 20, 2026
ALTERNET
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom issued what he described as a “code red” warning over President Donald Trump, citing what he characterized as a “wrecking ball” approach to the global order.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Governor Newsom told reporters that Europeans have been “played,” and that Trump has been “playing folks for fools.”
Calling the entire situation “embarrassing,” Newsom rejected the idea that what is happening between Trump and world leaders is diplomacy.
“This is diplomacy with Donald Trump? He’s a T-rex,” Newsom said, describing the president as a vicious dinosaur. “You mate with him, or he devours you. One of the other.”
Newsom warned that Europe is still playing by the old set of rules, while arguing that in actuality, “It’s the law of the jungle, it’s the rule of Don. And I hope it’s dawning on the world what we’re up against. I mean, this is serious. This guy is — he’s not mad. He is very intentional. But he’s unmoored. And he’s unhinged.”
Asked what Trump’s goal is, Newsom replied, “The goal is whatever he wants it to be. The goal is the world in his image. He’s a narcissist.”
Newsom then chastised European leaders, asking why they don’t do “what they’re saying in private?”
“Why don’t they just simply do what they know is right? Everybody’s talking behind his back. They laughing, and meanwhile they’re sucking up to him. It’s embarrassing.”
“This is not diplomacy,” the governor charged. “This is stupidity.”
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom issued what he described as a “code red” warning over President Donald Trump, citing what he characterized as a “wrecking ball” approach to the global order.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Governor Newsom told reporters that Europeans have been “played,” and that Trump has been “playing folks for fools.”
Calling the entire situation “embarrassing,” Newsom rejected the idea that what is happening between Trump and world leaders is diplomacy.
“This is diplomacy with Donald Trump? He’s a T-rex,” Newsom said, describing the president as a vicious dinosaur. “You mate with him, or he devours you. One of the other.”
Newsom warned that Europe is still playing by the old set of rules, while arguing that in actuality, “It’s the law of the jungle, it’s the rule of Don. And I hope it’s dawning on the world what we’re up against. I mean, this is serious. This guy is — he’s not mad. He is very intentional. But he’s unmoored. And he’s unhinged.”
Asked what Trump’s goal is, Newsom replied, “The goal is whatever he wants it to be. The goal is the world in his image. He’s a narcissist.”
Newsom then chastised European leaders, asking why they don’t do “what they’re saying in private?”
“Why don’t they just simply do what they know is right? Everybody’s talking behind his back. They laughing, and meanwhile they’re sucking up to him. It’s embarrassing.”
“This is not diplomacy,” the governor charged. “This is stupidity.”
Danish fund exits US Treasuries amid Trump’s Greenland threats
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route from Florida to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., January 4, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
January 20, 2026
ALTERNET
As Donald Trump's threats about annexing Greenland continue to escalate, a Danish pension on Tuesday announced its exit from the US, saying that the president's policies have made investments in the country "not sustainable" in the long term.
Bloomberg spoke with AkademerPension about the decision to abandon US Treasuries for a report published Tuesday. The fund, worth around $25 billion USD, manages savings for teachers and academics in Denmark. By the end of 2025, the fund had roughly $100 million invested in US Treasuries, which it will withdraw by the end of the month in favor of similar alternatives.
“The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable,” Anders Schelde, chief investment officer at AkademikerPension, told the outlet.
Schelde claimed that "risk and liquidity management" were the only factors motivating the fund to remain invested in US assets, but given the mounting issues in the country, "we decided that we can find alternative to that." He added that Trump's continued rhetoric surrounding Greenland did factor into the decision to a degree, but the concerns about "concerns about fiscal discipline and a weaker dollar" under Trump's leadership were the primary motivator.
Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark situated mostly in the Arctic Circle. Trump has insisted since his first term that the US must gain control of Greenland, which Danish leaders have consistently dismissed, calling the idea a threat to their nation's sovereignty.
Trump's reasoning for wanting control of the island has been vague and inconsistent. At one point, access to Greenland's supplies of key minerals and oil was cited, though critics have pointed out that the cost and effort required to extract these would be more trouble than they are worth. More recently, Trump has claimed that the US "must" control Greenland for "national security" reasons, though he has not been specific about why, and critics have also pointed out that the US already operates military bases on the island and has access to the waters around it for defense purposes.
Susan B. Glasser is a New Yorker staff writer who has conducted extensive interviews with Trump for one of her books, recently claimed that Trump's obsession with controlling Greenland might stem from how large the territory appears on maps. Due to a phenomenon linked to the Mercator projection, land masses far from the Equator, like Greenland, can tend to appear larger than they actually are on certain maps.
“I said, ‘Why don’t we have that?’" Trump explained, according to Glasser. "You take a look at a map. So I’m in real estate. I look at a corner, I say, ‘I gotta get that store for the building that I’m building,’ et cetera. You know, it’s not that different. I love maps. And I always said, ‘Look at the size of this, it’s massive, and that should be part of the United States.’ It’s not different from a real-estate deal. It’s just a little bit larger, to put it mildly.”
Bloomberg spoke with AkademerPension about the decision to abandon US Treasuries for a report published Tuesday. The fund, worth around $25 billion USD, manages savings for teachers and academics in Denmark. By the end of 2025, the fund had roughly $100 million invested in US Treasuries, which it will withdraw by the end of the month in favor of similar alternatives.
“The US is basically not a good credit and long-term the US government finances are not sustainable,” Anders Schelde, chief investment officer at AkademikerPension, told the outlet.
Schelde claimed that "risk and liquidity management" were the only factors motivating the fund to remain invested in US assets, but given the mounting issues in the country, "we decided that we can find alternative to that." He added that Trump's continued rhetoric surrounding Greenland did factor into the decision to a degree, but the concerns about "concerns about fiscal discipline and a weaker dollar" under Trump's leadership were the primary motivator.
Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark situated mostly in the Arctic Circle. Trump has insisted since his first term that the US must gain control of Greenland, which Danish leaders have consistently dismissed, calling the idea a threat to their nation's sovereignty.
Trump's reasoning for wanting control of the island has been vague and inconsistent. At one point, access to Greenland's supplies of key minerals and oil was cited, though critics have pointed out that the cost and effort required to extract these would be more trouble than they are worth. More recently, Trump has claimed that the US "must" control Greenland for "national security" reasons, though he has not been specific about why, and critics have also pointed out that the US already operates military bases on the island and has access to the waters around it for defense purposes.
Susan B. Glasser is a New Yorker staff writer who has conducted extensive interviews with Trump for one of her books, recently claimed that Trump's obsession with controlling Greenland might stem from how large the territory appears on maps. Due to a phenomenon linked to the Mercator projection, land masses far from the Equator, like Greenland, can tend to appear larger than they actually are on certain maps.
“I said, ‘Why don’t we have that?’" Trump explained, according to Glasser. "You take a look at a map. So I’m in real estate. I look at a corner, I say, ‘I gotta get that store for the building that I’m building,’ et cetera. You know, it’s not that different. I love maps. And I always said, ‘Look at the size of this, it’s massive, and that should be part of the United States.’ It’s not different from a real-estate deal. It’s just a little bit larger, to put it mildly.”
Stunning chart shows Trump’s 'saber-rattling' already 'cost US one Greenland': economist
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Sarah K. Burris
The U.S. wasn't the only one to suffer. If the dollar continues to weaken against other global currencies, inflation will increase, one investment firm explained.
The Guardian reported, "In Europe, France’s Cac 40 share index dropped 1.1 percent, Germany’s Dax fell 1.5 percent and Italy’s FTSE MIB was off 1.5 percent."
Perhaps worse, the American dollar has fallen by 1 percent.
Things got worse overnight as Trump threatened to impose a 200 percent tariff on French wine and champagne after France’s Emmanuel Macron indicated he wasn't willing to join Trump's so-called "board of peace" on Gaza.
In the U.S. the Dow Jones Industrial Average crashed 750 points after it opened. The biggest losers were the AI company Nvidia and Tesla.
The Nasdaq composite was down 1.8 percent at the open.
Trump has vowed there's "no going back" after his demands to Denmark for Greenland.
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 13, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Sarah K. Burris
January 20, 2026
ALTERNET
President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland has cost the United States $750 billion so far.
In a social media post, economics and public policy professor at the University of Michigan Justin Wolfers captured the one chart that shows how disastrous Trump's "saber-rattling" has been for the United States, beyond its impact on the country's allies.
Wolfers showed a screen capture of the S&P, which opened down -1.3 percent.
"That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland," said Wolfers. "And so in dollar terms his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it."
U.S. markets were closed on Monday due to the holiday celebrating Dr. Marin Luther King Jr.
President Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland has cost the United States $750 billion so far.
In a social media post, economics and public policy professor at the University of Michigan Justin Wolfers captured the one chart that shows how disastrous Trump's "saber-rattling" has been for the United States, beyond its impact on the country's allies.
Wolfers showed a screen capture of the S&P, which opened down -1.3 percent.
"That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland," said Wolfers. "And so in dollar terms his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it."
U.S. markets were closed on Monday due to the holiday celebrating Dr. Marin Luther King Jr.
The U.S. wasn't the only one to suffer. If the dollar continues to weaken against other global currencies, inflation will increase, one investment firm explained.
The Guardian reported, "In Europe, France’s Cac 40 share index dropped 1.1 percent, Germany’s Dax fell 1.5 percent and Italy’s FTSE MIB was off 1.5 percent."
Perhaps worse, the American dollar has fallen by 1 percent.
Things got worse overnight as Trump threatened to impose a 200 percent tariff on French wine and champagne after France’s Emmanuel Macron indicated he wasn't willing to join Trump's so-called "board of peace" on Gaza.
In the U.S. the Dow Jones Industrial Average crashed 750 points after it opened. The biggest losers were the AI company Nvidia and Tesla.
The Nasdaq composite was down 1.8 percent at the open.
Trump has vowed there's "no going back" after his demands to Denmark for Greenland.
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