John Bolton and David Aaronovitch on Tru[p and Greenland

Two final sets of quotes and responses on Greenland.

John Bolton, who was President Trump's national security advisor in his first administration, has written an article for the Sunday Telegraph headlined "This is the worst move of his Presidency" which includes the following:

"Donald Trump's extraordinary tariff threat against the united Kingdom and other countries for things they have said and done regarding Greenland is without doubt his most dangerous and destructive assertion during the five years of his presidency. To say it is without precedent radically understates how foolish and contrary to fundamental American interests it is.

Apart from the ignorance of history and incoherence of Trump's social media post, it's ramifications for the special relationship and NATO alliance - indeed for the credibility and trust the United States has spent decades trying to establish - is incalculable."

I can only agree with John Bolton. The only people with reason to be pleased at Trump's behaviour are the leadership of China and the denizens of the Kremlin, who must be rubbing their hands in glee at Trump's latest blow to the solidarity which underpins the defence and security of the free world.

David Aaronovitch pointed out an additional corollary of Trump's latest tariff threat:

"The other obvious problem with Trump's unilateral tariff threat (once again unsanctioned by Congress) is that it proves that there is no earthly point making a deal with him. Whatever you think you've agreed he will almost certainly rip up whenever the news cycle seems to require it. There is no partner there in the US until either he's left office or Congress asserts itself."

 


 


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