Trump's Greenland stunt reminds leaders of the times they laughed at him: strategist

President-elect Donald Trump continues to be fascinated by Greenland, which he thinks the United States should acquire from Denmark. This week, Trump sent his son, Donald Trump Jr., along with far-right activist Charlie Kirk, to visit the island off the coast of Canada.

Speaking to MSNBC on Tuesday, Democratic strategist Richard Goodstein said that this likely reminds foreign leaders of Trump's ignorance of foreign affairs.

"Trump loves bullying and picking fights. Let's not forget that respecting sovereignty is a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy," said Goodstein. "It's why we are back in Ukraine; it's why we have NATO. Trump plays footsies with all these tyrants in China, Russia, and North Korea and makes a mockery of our allies."

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Meanwhile, Trump is humiliating himself on the national stage for a second time, he said.

"I think people will be reminded, certainly our foreign leaders, of the time they've laughed about Trump behind his back at a NATO meeting while Trump was president after he had left because he made such a fool out of himself," Goodstein recalled. "I think that's what he's reminding these leaders of, and the American public of. How foolish he can be because he thinks in his own addled way that somehow this brings glory to him. I think that's shortsighted."

Republican strategist Susan del Percio pointed out that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) would maintain these relationships, and she wondered how he'd navigate them given Trump's unsophisticated understanding of foreign policy.

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