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You are happy the President acts as a Twitter troll? Quite the bar you’ve raised there.

OneTwo says

You are happy the President acts as a Twitter troll? Quite the bar you’ve raised there.

Needed to combat all the gaslighting and fake news.

Trump demanded Greenland?

The US president spoke to Mette Frederiksen, the Danish premier, for 45 minutes last week.

Five current and former senior European officials briefed on the call said the conversation had gone very badly.

They added that Trump had been aggressive and confrontational following the Danish prime minister’s comments that the island was not for sale, despite her offer of more co-operation on military bases and mineral exploitation.

“It was horrendous,” said one of the people.

Another added: “He was very firm. It was a cold shower. Before, it was hard to take it seriously. But I do think it is serious, and potentially very dangerous.”

The details of the call are likely to deepen European concerns that Trump’s return to power will strain transatlantic ties more than ever, as the US president heaps pressure on allies to give up territory.

Russian MP Andrey Gurulev:

"We need Greenland, no joke. At the very least, we could make a deal with Trump and split Greenland into a couple of pieces. It is clear that Denmark will never be there again. Svalbard is also extremely important to us. There will be some very nice [Russian] bases.