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Ex-UK Prime Minister outlines what Europe needs to do about Trump: 'This time we mean it'

A former UK Prime Minister has detailed how Europe may react to Donald Trump's ongoing push to take over Greenland.

Gordon Brown, who served as Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010, suggested there must be a tough stance from NATO member states against the US president, who has made it clear he will not rest until his administration takes over Greenland. Writing in The Guardian, ex-PM Brown wrote, "But if Greenland marks the end of the world looking to the US for leadership, it has also become the moment for Europe and the democracies of the global south to lift their heads out of the sand."

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'Take away the car keys': Buttigieg slams Trump for 'unhinged' Norway letter

The former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has slammed Donald Trump over a letter the president sent to Norway.

In it, Trump confirmed to Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre the US would look to subsume Greenland into its territory for the purpose of national security. In his letter, Trump also told Frederiksen that NATO members would have to do something for the US, rather than the US doing something for them.

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Trump's Greenland push highlights 'real danger' of president's second term: expert

Donald Trump's continued interest in Greenland highlights a bigger hazard than first thought according to a political commentator.

Christopher Bucktin, writing in The Daily Mirror, suggested the president's interest in taking Greenland into US control highlights a larger problem for world nations to stand against. Bucktin wrote, "The real danger is how familiar this all feels. Each outrageous threat lands, causes a stir, then fades."

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'25th Amendment now!' Trump's 'tantrum' sparks calls from lawmakers for his removal

Calls were growing Monday to invoke the 25th Amendment after President Donald Trump threatened to continue his campaign to seize Greenland because he didn't receive Nobel Peace Prize.

Reports surfaced of a letter Trump sent to Norway’s prime minister that included an open threat that his administration would continue to pursue acquiring Greenland, a goal that the president suggested was motivated, in part, by not receiving the famed international prize last year.

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World leaders 'squirming' over Trump's new shakedown: insiders

World leaders were reportedly anxious after President Donald Trump's demand for his proposed "Board of Peace for Gaza" signing ceremony ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to reports Monday.

The clock was ticking as the international community was pressured to decide on accepting Trump's membership for $1 billion as insiders revealed confusion over the president's invitation and push, according to a Bloomberg report. Trump sent out the invite over the weekend and has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus's autocratic leader, Alexander Lukashenko, among others, to join.

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'Morale is in the toilet' as embattled Trump appointee skips going to work: report

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer faces mounting allegations of misconduct while her department operates largely without her showing up for work, according to The Washington Post.

In addition to ongoing investigations into allegations of an affair with a staffer and drinking on the job, new reports describe alcohol stored in her office and attendance at strip clubs with staff members. The Post reported that insiders claim Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling effectively runs the Labor Department.

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Trump admin plans to put nuclear plant on the moon

The Trump administration has been quietly expediting plans to put a nuclear plant on the moon in a geopolitical race with China and Russia to control the future of space.

NASA has awarded contracts to three companies to develop small nuclear reactors that could supply power in space by 2030, according to Politico which published a list of "under-the-radar developments" during President Donald Trump's first year in office during his second term.

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Trump has plan for instant strike back if Supreme Court rules against him: report

President Donald Trump has a plan for an instant strike back if the Supreme Court rules against his tariffs, according to a report Monday.

In an interview with The New York Times, the United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer — Trump's top trade negotiator — revealed that the president intends to impose tariffs no matter what. And even if the high court's ruling does not favor his current trade policies, he has readied actions to put levies in place to replace them "almost immediately."

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'Trade bazooka' could devastate Trump as loophole threatens Greenland backfire: analysis

European nations singled out for tariff hikes by Donald Trump could hit back with an economic sanction of their own.

While the eight nations, including the UK, Denmark, France, and Germany, are set to receive a 10% tariff on the price of goods, they could counter this with a "trade bazooka" move that could cripple the president's clear hopes of subsuming Greenland into US control, according to a report.

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Trump's tariff vow shattered as study finds they're 'paid almost exclusively by Americans'

Despite claims by the Trump administration, a new study has found that Americans are absorbing about 96% of the costs of President Donald Trump's tariffs. Foreign companies have been paying only 4% through discounts and other tactics.

The Kiel Institute for the World Economy study, obtained by The Wall Street Journal on Monday, concluded that the tariffs were likely to show up as higher consumer prices in the long term.

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Trump's 'off-the-rails' Greenland decision will take 'decades' to recover from: analysis

Donald Trump's clear want for Greenland and Arctic control will take "decades" for Europe to recover from, a political analyst has claimed.

NATO has been pushed to its breaking point by the president's "off-the-rails" attitude to territory, with CNN commentator Stephen Collinson suggesting this could be a make or break moment for Europe's relationship with the US. He wrote, "A severing of transatlantic ties would also complicate some of Trump’s other priorities, such as his desire for European support and funding for his initiative to stabilize and rebuild Gaza.

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Economist corrects Trump and issues ominous prediction: 'Collapse will follow'

Donald Trump's recent economic claims are "backwards," according to an economist who also unleashed a grim prediction about the future for the United States.

Peter Schiff, a financial commentator and radio personality who has been raising alarms about America’s affordability crisis, weighed in over the weekend. Previously, Trump himself went nuclear when Schiff did an appearance on Fox News.

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