Trump ran into the one thing he 'always feared most' in Davos: niece
Tom Boggioni
January 22, 2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump looks at his bruised hand, as he attends a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Donald Trump returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos without securing agreement on his Greenland demands, facing public rejection that his niece Mary Trump called a devastating humiliation.
On her Substack platform Thursday, Mary Trump analyzed her uncle's current position, attributing his struggles to multiple compounding factors. "Given the perfect storm of his incompetence, increasing decline across several categories (the psychological, the cognitive, and the physical); and the sense that he is losing control—over himself and the narrative—and the desperation that goes along with that, it was perhaps inevitable that humiliation has come to stalk him at every turn."
She identified public rejection as Trump's deepest fear. "The one thing Donald has always feared most is to be seen as a loser and the humiliation that comes with that," she wrote.
Mary Trump described Trump's nearly 90-minute speech as "a melange of threats, unfounded and ahistorical grievances," arguing it demonstrates significant psychological deterioration. "We do not need any more proof that Donald is a deeply psychiatrically disordered man, but if we did, more evidence can be found every day in his outbursts, his hypersomnia, his alarming lack of impulse control, and his increasingly obvious deviance and corruption."
She directed blame toward Trump's inner circle and congressional allies. "The silence of Donald's enablers is tantamount to complicity. Their unwavering dedication to a madman and an agenda that threatens to destabilize America domestically and internationally tells us everything we need to know about what we are fighting against and against whom we ned to wage the fight."
Tom Boggioni
January 22, 2026
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U.S. President Donald Trump looks at his bruised hand, as he attends a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Donald Trump returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos without securing agreement on his Greenland demands, facing public rejection that his niece Mary Trump called a devastating humiliation.
On her Substack platform Thursday, Mary Trump analyzed her uncle's current position, attributing his struggles to multiple compounding factors. "Given the perfect storm of his incompetence, increasing decline across several categories (the psychological, the cognitive, and the physical); and the sense that he is losing control—over himself and the narrative—and the desperation that goes along with that, it was perhaps inevitable that humiliation has come to stalk him at every turn."
She identified public rejection as Trump's deepest fear. "The one thing Donald has always feared most is to be seen as a loser and the humiliation that comes with that," she wrote.
Mary Trump described Trump's nearly 90-minute speech as "a melange of threats, unfounded and ahistorical grievances," arguing it demonstrates significant psychological deterioration. "We do not need any more proof that Donald is a deeply psychiatrically disordered man, but if we did, more evidence can be found every day in his outbursts, his hypersomnia, his alarming lack of impulse control, and his increasingly obvious deviance and corruption."
She directed blame toward Trump's inner circle and congressional allies. "The silence of Donald's enablers is tantamount to complicity. Their unwavering dedication to a madman and an agenda that threatens to destabilize America domestically and internationally tells us everything we need to know about what we are fighting against and against whom we ned to wage the fight."
Adam Downer
Thu, January 22, 2026
DAILY BEAST
FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images(FABRICE COFFRINI)
Donald Trump spent two hours on Truth Social attacking his enemies and reposting praise after world leaders ignored his “Board of Peace” ceremony in Davos.
The 79-year-old president shared almost a post a minute on Thursday, hours after his “Board of Peace” initiative at the World Economic Forum attracted a motley crew of Trump-allied leaders from the Middle East and South America.
Trump was flanked by Argentinian President Javier Milei and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Board of Peace ceremony. / Benedikt von Loebell / Benedikt von Loebell/World Economic Forum
Between 10:38 am and 1:01 pm EST, Trump fired off 51 posts, several of which were screenshots of people agreeing with videos he’d posted seconds earlier
Subjects covered in the posting barrage include a video of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller bashing Trump’s enemies, a court victory that will allow ICE to use force against protestors in Minnesota, 2020 election fraud conspiracies, threats to sue the New York Times for publishing polls that displease him, and rants against Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Trump called Jack Smith a
Smith was publicly testifying before Congress about the case he had built against Donald Trump for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election when the president wrote, “Jack Smith is a deranged animal, who shouldn’t be allowed to practice Law.”
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith was testifying before the House Judiciary Committee when Trump posted about him. / Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
The president’s posting rampage comes at the end of a humiliating and widely criticized trip to the World Economic Forum.
After giving a speech on Wednesday in which he intimated the U.S. could take control of Greenland, Trump met with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, who apparently talked him down. Trump walked away from the meeting claiming he’d gotten the “framework of a deal” for the United States on Greenland, but didn’t give any specifics.
On Thursday, Trump suffered a fresh humiliation at the “Board of Peace” signing party.
The White House hyped the “Board of Peace” initiative, which nations can join for a $1 billion fee, as a coalition of nations that “promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.”
Trump says he will sue the Times Siena Poll. / Truth Social / Donald Trump
Though the White House expected representatives from 35 countries at the ceremony, fewer than 20 showed up. World leaders otherwise in attendance at Davos, such as French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, all ignored Trump’s endeavor.
Trump was left signing what critics called a MAGA-fied U.N. charter with the likes of Argentinian President Javier Milei and far-right Hungarian leader Viktor Orban.
Trump called every world leader who signed onto the Board of Peace a “great friend of mine.
Shortly after Trump’s posting spree concluded, his account adopted a different, more optimistic tone.
“Heading back to D.C. It was an incredible time in Davos,” Trump posted at 1:45 pm. “The Greenland structure is being worked on, and will be amazing for the U.S.A., and the Board of Peace is something that the World has never seen before — Very special. So many good things happening! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP."
FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images(FABRICE COFFRINI)
Donald Trump spent two hours on Truth Social attacking his enemies and reposting praise after world leaders ignored his “Board of Peace” ceremony in Davos.
The 79-year-old president shared almost a post a minute on Thursday, hours after his “Board of Peace” initiative at the World Economic Forum attracted a motley crew of Trump-allied leaders from the Middle East and South America.
Trump was flanked by Argentinian President Javier Milei and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the Board of Peace ceremony. / Benedikt von Loebell / Benedikt von Loebell/World Economic Forum
Between 10:38 am and 1:01 pm EST, Trump fired off 51 posts, several of which were screenshots of people agreeing with videos he’d posted seconds earlier
Subjects covered in the posting barrage include a video of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller bashing Trump’s enemies, a court victory that will allow ICE to use force against protestors in Minnesota, 2020 election fraud conspiracies, threats to sue the New York Times for publishing polls that displease him, and rants against Special Counsel Jack Smith.
Trump called Jack Smith a
Smith was publicly testifying before Congress about the case he had built against Donald Trump for allegedly trying to overturn the 2020 election when the president wrote, “Jack Smith is a deranged animal, who shouldn’t be allowed to practice Law.”
Former Special Counsel Jack Smith was testifying before the House Judiciary Committee when Trump posted about him. / Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
The president’s posting rampage comes at the end of a humiliating and widely criticized trip to the World Economic Forum.
After giving a speech on Wednesday in which he intimated the U.S. could take control of Greenland, Trump met with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, who apparently talked him down. Trump walked away from the meeting claiming he’d gotten the “framework of a deal” for the United States on Greenland, but didn’t give any specifics.
On Thursday, Trump suffered a fresh humiliation at the “Board of Peace” signing party.
The White House hyped the “Board of Peace” initiative, which nations can join for a $1 billion fee, as a coalition of nations that “promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.”
Trump says he will sue the Times Siena Poll. / Truth Social / Donald Trump
Though the White House expected representatives from 35 countries at the ceremony, fewer than 20 showed up. World leaders otherwise in attendance at Davos, such as French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, all ignored Trump’s endeavor.
Trump was left signing what critics called a MAGA-fied U.N. charter with the likes of Argentinian President Javier Milei and far-right Hungarian leader Viktor Orban.
Trump called every world leader who signed onto the Board of Peace a “great friend of mine.
Shortly after Trump’s posting spree concluded, his account adopted a different, more optimistic tone.
“Heading back to D.C. It was an incredible time in Davos,” Trump posted at 1:45 pm. “The Greenland structure is being worked on, and will be amazing for the U.S.A., and the Board of Peace is something that the World has never seen before — Very special. So many good things happening! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP."
Trump unleashes nearly 100 Truth Social posts overnight in furious tirade
Ewan Gleadow
January 23, 2026
Ewan Gleadow
January 23, 2026
RAW STORY
President Donald Trump gestures during a breakfast with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Donald Trump challenged the strength of NATO in one of his nearly 100 posts to Truth Social in the middle of the night.
The president made a total of 85 posts over the span of five hours, with many reposts of right-wing clips including posts featuring comment from Elon Musk and Pete Hegseth. Before his reposting spree, Trump lashed out at NATO, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and an advertisement for Melania Trump's upcoming documentary.
Trump also boasted of "saving TikTok" before his massive spree of reposts on Truth Social. He wrote, "I am so happy to have helped in saving TikTok! It will now be owned by a group of Great American Patriots and Investors, the Biggest in the World, and will be an important Voice.
"Along with other factors, it was responsible for my doing so well with the Youth Vote in the 2024 Presidential Election. I only hope that long into the future I will be remembered by those who use and love TikTok. Thank you to Vice President JD Vance, and all of the others within my Administration, who helped bring this Deal to a very dramatic, final, and beautiful conclusion.
"I would also like to thank President Xi, of China, for working with us and, ultimately, approving the Deal. He could have gone the other way, but didn’t, and is appreciated for his decision. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP."
Another post from the president hit out at NATO, suggesting the peace treaty members should be brought to the border of America and Mexico.
Trump wrote, "Maybe we should have put NATO to the test: Invoked Article 5, and forced NATO to come here and protect our Southern Border from further Invasions of Illegal Immigrants, thus freeing up large numbers of Border Patrol Agents for other tasks."
The president also lashed out at Newsom, writing, "Gavin Newscum, as a “Lame Duck” Governor of a Failing State, should not be at Davos running around screaming for the attention of Foreign Leaders, and embarrassing our Country. He made a mockery of himself, and everybody, including his staff, knows it!
"He should get the permits so that people can build their homes destroyed by the fire that he could have prevented if he would have allowed water to flow from the Pacific Northwest. He should finish his monstrously 'overbudget and behind schedule' Railroad, from San Francisco to L.A., one of the Greatest Public Disasters in History, and focus on stopping Crime in the streets of California Cities — Then finish out his term, and GO HOME!
"With a record like he’s got, the ruination of one of the most beautiful places on Earth, where people are leaving in droves, it is unimaginable that he could run for President but, who knows, it’s a very strange World!"
Over 80 of the posts were reposts from Trump, with clips of Musk and Hegseth featured alongside screenshots of Newsmax magazine.
President Donald Trump gestures during a breakfast with Republican Senators at the White House in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 5, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Donald Trump challenged the strength of NATO in one of his nearly 100 posts to Truth Social in the middle of the night.
The president made a total of 85 posts over the span of five hours, with many reposts of right-wing clips including posts featuring comment from Elon Musk and Pete Hegseth. Before his reposting spree, Trump lashed out at NATO, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and an advertisement for Melania Trump's upcoming documentary.
Trump also boasted of "saving TikTok" before his massive spree of reposts on Truth Social. He wrote, "I am so happy to have helped in saving TikTok! It will now be owned by a group of Great American Patriots and Investors, the Biggest in the World, and will be an important Voice.
"Along with other factors, it was responsible for my doing so well with the Youth Vote in the 2024 Presidential Election. I only hope that long into the future I will be remembered by those who use and love TikTok. Thank you to Vice President JD Vance, and all of the others within my Administration, who helped bring this Deal to a very dramatic, final, and beautiful conclusion.
"I would also like to thank President Xi, of China, for working with us and, ultimately, approving the Deal. He could have gone the other way, but didn’t, and is appreciated for his decision. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP."
Another post from the president hit out at NATO, suggesting the peace treaty members should be brought to the border of America and Mexico.
Trump wrote, "Maybe we should have put NATO to the test: Invoked Article 5, and forced NATO to come here and protect our Southern Border from further Invasions of Illegal Immigrants, thus freeing up large numbers of Border Patrol Agents for other tasks."
The president also lashed out at Newsom, writing, "Gavin Newscum, as a “Lame Duck” Governor of a Failing State, should not be at Davos running around screaming for the attention of Foreign Leaders, and embarrassing our Country. He made a mockery of himself, and everybody, including his staff, knows it!
"He should get the permits so that people can build their homes destroyed by the fire that he could have prevented if he would have allowed water to flow from the Pacific Northwest. He should finish his monstrously 'overbudget and behind schedule' Railroad, from San Francisco to L.A., one of the Greatest Public Disasters in History, and focus on stopping Crime in the streets of California Cities — Then finish out his term, and GO HOME!
"With a record like he’s got, the ruination of one of the most beautiful places on Earth, where people are leaving in droves, it is unimaginable that he could run for President but, who knows, it’s a very strange World!"
Over 80 of the posts were reposts from Trump, with clips of Musk and Hegseth featured alongside screenshots of Newsmax magazine.
Appeasement never works — it's time for Europe to deploy its ultimate weapon
Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
TO: European leaders
From: Robert Reich.
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
You know this better than most. I need not remind you of Neville Chamberlain's interactions with Adolf Hitler in 1938. Chamberlain met Hitler three times, culminating in the infamous Munich Agreement, which allowed Germany to annex Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland in exchange for Hitler's promise of peace.
Returning to London, Chamberlain waved a signed Anglo-German declaration, and famously declared "peace for our time.” Instead, Chamberlain had merely emboldened Hitler’s aggression. Hitler soon broke his promise, leading to World War II.
On Tuesday, on his “Truth Social” platform, Donald Trump reposted a comment saying, “China and Russia are the boogeymen when the real threat is the U.N., NATO and [Islam].”
This is madness.
You struck a trade deal with Trump last year. He is now threatening to rip it up and apply economic coercion and even military force if you do not allow him to annex Greenland. He is also on the brink of allowing Russia to annex part of Ukraine.
Most Americans are as opposed to Trump’s wild and illegal actions as you are. But we have no means of expressing our opposition because Trump’s Republicans control Congress and, in effect, the Supreme Court. You do have means.
I urge you to activate your so-called anti-coercion instrument, colloquially known as the “trade bazooka,” which will block some of America’s access to EU markets or impose export controls, among a broader list of potential countermeasures.
The time for appeasing Trump is over.
Robert Reich's new memoir, Coming Up Short, can be found wherever you buy books. You can also support local bookstores nationally by ordering the book at bookshop.org
Robert Reich
January 21, 2026
January 21, 2026
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Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
TO: European leaders
From: Robert Reich.
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
You know this better than most. I need not remind you of Neville Chamberlain's interactions with Adolf Hitler in 1938. Chamberlain met Hitler three times, culminating in the infamous Munich Agreement, which allowed Germany to annex Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland in exchange for Hitler's promise of peace.
Returning to London, Chamberlain waved a signed Anglo-German declaration, and famously declared "peace for our time.” Instead, Chamberlain had merely emboldened Hitler’s aggression. Hitler soon broke his promise, leading to World War II.
On Tuesday, on his “Truth Social” platform, Donald Trump reposted a comment saying, “China and Russia are the boogeymen when the real threat is the U.N., NATO and [Islam].”
This is madness.
You struck a trade deal with Trump last year. He is now threatening to rip it up and apply economic coercion and even military force if you do not allow him to annex Greenland. He is also on the brink of allowing Russia to annex part of Ukraine.
Most Americans are as opposed to Trump’s wild and illegal actions as you are. But we have no means of expressing our opposition because Trump’s Republicans control Congress and, in effect, the Supreme Court. You do have means.
I urge you to activate your so-called anti-coercion instrument, colloquially known as the “trade bazooka,” which will block some of America’s access to EU markets or impose export controls, among a broader list of potential countermeasures.
The time for appeasing Trump is over.
Robert Reich is an emeritus professor of public policy at Berkeley and former secretary of labor. His writings can be found at https://robertreich.substack.com/.
Robert Reich's new memoir, Coming Up Short, can be found wherever you buy books. You can also support local bookstores nationally by ordering the book at bookshop.org
Anxious Trump veered off prepared speech as way to buck Davos: expert
Ewan Gleadow
January 22, 2026
Ewan Gleadow
January 22, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed Charter of the Board of Peace, as he takes part in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
World leaders and European Union dignitaries believe the American Dream is dead at the hands of Donald Trump.
Following the president's speech in Davos, Switzerland, anonymous sources from within the governments of several countries cited growing concerns with Trump's rhetoric and what it means for global relations. Speaking with Politico they said the decisions made by Trump on Greenland, Venezuela, and his relationship with Russia and Ukraine had strained connections between the U.S. and several European countries.
One EU diplomat said, "Our American Dream is dead. Donald Trump murdered it." Another senior envoy from a country described as a "key American ally" by Politico suggested the "trust is lost" with the U.S.
They added, "We are experiencing a great rupture of the world order." Trump's hour-long speech at Davos Wednesday will affect what other world leaders meet about also, according to one EU official, who says the European Council will have a "therapy" session to analyze Trump's speech.
World leaders may be right to worry about Trump's comments, as political analysts warn allied nations should be afraid of what the president may do next.
Writing in The Mirror, Christopher Bucktin suggested comments on Greenland "should have terrified allies," but there is more to worry about than just Trump's desire to bolster national security.
"Trump claimed the war would never have happened if he had been president," Bucktin wrote, "insisted Vladimir Putin was holding back out of affection for him, and suggested global peace depends on his personal charm. Diplomacy reduced to ego massage.
"And then, because no Trump appearance is complete without it, he declared once again that the 2020 election was 'rigged'. At Davos. To the world. With no evidence. No details. Just the same lie, repeated endlessly in the hope that repetition might one day make it true.
"This wasn’t just embarrassing. It was dangerous. A US president telling an international audience that American democracy is fraudulent while promising prosecutions that exist only in his imagination is not strong leadership. It is instability on display."
Ewan Gleadow
January 22, 2026
RAW STORY
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Donald Trump made some improvisations in his Davos speech as a way of setting himself apart from other world leaders, a therapist has suggested.
Shelly Dar, a registered mental health therapist speaking to The Mirror US, claimed the president's intonation and erratic comments are all part of the act. The contrast he brought to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, could be seen in the latter parts of his appearance.
Dar said that, while Trump is initially tense for the presentation, it is a ploy to create dissonance with what the meeting is all about. She said, "What stands out from Trump is how rigidly controlled his presentation is.
"For the first 95 minutes we only see him from the elbows up. Both hands are anchored to the podium, his posture is rigid, and when you can’t see two-thirds of the body that limits our information."
Dar suggested Trump behind the podium manages to "conceal" the signals of anxiety which can be found in the lower body. But the contrast the president wished to show was more than obvious to the mental health therapist.
"He visibly exhales, his pace loosens and his pitch varies," Dar explained. "He defaults to his usual behaviors — boastfulness, anecdotes, scaling things up. That tells us something important. His confidence isn’t dependent on structure.
"He appears more confident when improvising than when delivering prepared remarks. I think it's well known that he doesn't like reading off an autocue.
"Overall his communication strategy prioritizes dominance over dialogue. He provides certainty over nuance, and his narrative control is built on assertion rather than persuasion."
This improvised commentary from Trump stands firmly against what Davos is all about. Dar added, "Davos is built on multilateralism, shared norms and collaborative language. So this contrast is deliberate.
"What stands out about Trump is the type of confidence that he shows. Behaviorally, he assumes authority that is already his. He doesn’t adapt to the room, but he expects the room to adapt to him.
"This is a dominant personality style, it's not a collaborative one. He's there to set the tone of the room."
'Trump murdered it': Urgent 'therapy' session called as leaders traumatized by president
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Donald Trump made some improvisations in his Davos speech as a way of setting himself apart from other world leaders, a therapist has suggested.
Shelly Dar, a registered mental health therapist speaking to The Mirror US, claimed the president's intonation and erratic comments are all part of the act. The contrast he brought to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, could be seen in the latter parts of his appearance.
Dar said that, while Trump is initially tense for the presentation, it is a ploy to create dissonance with what the meeting is all about. She said, "What stands out from Trump is how rigidly controlled his presentation is.
"For the first 95 minutes we only see him from the elbows up. Both hands are anchored to the podium, his posture is rigid, and when you can’t see two-thirds of the body that limits our information."
Dar suggested Trump behind the podium manages to "conceal" the signals of anxiety which can be found in the lower body. But the contrast the president wished to show was more than obvious to the mental health therapist.
"He visibly exhales, his pace loosens and his pitch varies," Dar explained. "He defaults to his usual behaviors — boastfulness, anecdotes, scaling things up. That tells us something important. His confidence isn’t dependent on structure.
"He appears more confident when improvising than when delivering prepared remarks. I think it's well known that he doesn't like reading off an autocue.
"Overall his communication strategy prioritizes dominance over dialogue. He provides certainty over nuance, and his narrative control is built on assertion rather than persuasion."
This improvised commentary from Trump stands firmly against what Davos is all about. Dar added, "Davos is built on multilateralism, shared norms and collaborative language. So this contrast is deliberate.
"What stands out about Trump is the type of confidence that he shows. Behaviorally, he assumes authority that is already his. He doesn’t adapt to the room, but he expects the room to adapt to him.
"This is a dominant personality style, it's not a collaborative one. He's there to set the tone of the room."
'Trump murdered it': Urgent 'therapy' session called as leaders traumatized by president
Ewan Gleadow
January 22, 2026
RAW STORY
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed Charter of the Board of Peace, as he takes part in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
World leaders and European Union dignitaries believe the American Dream is dead at the hands of Donald Trump.
Following the president's speech in Davos, Switzerland, anonymous sources from within the governments of several countries cited growing concerns with Trump's rhetoric and what it means for global relations. Speaking with Politico they said the decisions made by Trump on Greenland, Venezuela, and his relationship with Russia and Ukraine had strained connections between the U.S. and several European countries.
One EU diplomat said, "Our American Dream is dead. Donald Trump murdered it." Another senior envoy from a country described as a "key American ally" by Politico suggested the "trust is lost" with the U.S.
They added, "We are experiencing a great rupture of the world order." Trump's hour-long speech at Davos Wednesday will affect what other world leaders meet about also, according to one EU official, who says the European Council will have a "therapy" session to analyze Trump's speech.
World leaders may be right to worry about Trump's comments, as political analysts warn allied nations should be afraid of what the president may do next.
Writing in The Mirror, Christopher Bucktin suggested comments on Greenland "should have terrified allies," but there is more to worry about than just Trump's desire to bolster national security.
"Trump claimed the war would never have happened if he had been president," Bucktin wrote, "insisted Vladimir Putin was holding back out of affection for him, and suggested global peace depends on his personal charm. Diplomacy reduced to ego massage.
"And then, because no Trump appearance is complete without it, he declared once again that the 2020 election was 'rigged'. At Davos. To the world. With no evidence. No details. Just the same lie, repeated endlessly in the hope that repetition might one day make it true.
"This wasn’t just embarrassing. It was dangerous. A US president telling an international audience that American democracy is fraudulent while promising prosecutions that exist only in his imagination is not strong leadership. It is instability on display."
Trump's 'bulldozing' will cost his party in November: WSJ editors
Robert Davis
January 22, 2026
Robert Davis
January 22, 2026
RAW STORY
The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that his "bulldozing" will cost his party its majority after the midterm elections.
Trump has been on a warpath over the last week, threatening U.S. allies with invasion unless Denmark annexes Greenland to the U.S. and approving an operation to abduct Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Those moves appear to be part of Trump's political brand, where he seems to steamroll his opponents with no recourse. But voters seem to be tiring of that, and Trump ought to take heed ahead of the midterm election, warned the Journal editors in a new editorial.
"It’s hard to know what Mr. Trump might do next, which feeds public anxiety," they wrote. "But as his popularity ebbs, so does his political capital. His approval rating has sunk, his mass deportations are seen as excessive, tariffs are unpopular, and even GOP voters disliked his Greenland demands. Democrats took November’s races in Virginia and New Jersey in a rout. The GOP House majority is in peril, and the Senate is competitive. Mr. Trump’s attempts to gerrymander a safer House majority have backfired as Democrats have done the same."
"The ultimate check on power is an election, and on that score Mr. Trump’s bull-dozing governance may be building the opposition that costs his party its majority in November," they added.
Read the entire editorial by clicking here.
The conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that his "bulldozing" will cost his party its majority after the midterm elections.
Trump has been on a warpath over the last week, threatening U.S. allies with invasion unless Denmark annexes Greenland to the U.S. and approving an operation to abduct Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. Those moves appear to be part of Trump's political brand, where he seems to steamroll his opponents with no recourse. But voters seem to be tiring of that, and Trump ought to take heed ahead of the midterm election, warned the Journal editors in a new editorial.
"It’s hard to know what Mr. Trump might do next, which feeds public anxiety," they wrote. "But as his popularity ebbs, so does his political capital. His approval rating has sunk, his mass deportations are seen as excessive, tariffs are unpopular, and even GOP voters disliked his Greenland demands. Democrats took November’s races in Virginia and New Jersey in a rout. The GOP House majority is in peril, and the Senate is competitive. Mr. Trump’s attempts to gerrymander a safer House majority have backfired as Democrats have done the same."
"The ultimate check on power is an election, and on that score Mr. Trump’s bull-dozing governance may be building the opposition that costs his party its majority in November," they added.
Read the entire editorial by clicking here.
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