00:00It's a message that appears to ramp up tensions over Greenland between Washington and some
00:04of its closest allies.
00:07Over the weekend, Donald Trump sent this text to Norway's Prime Minister.
00:12Considering your country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize, I no longer feel
00:17an obligation to think purely of peace.
00:20The world is not secure unless we have complete and total control of Greenland.
00:25As well as his ominous remarks, the US president has threatened several European countries
00:30with tariffs in his bid to wrest sovereignty over Greenland.
00:35When he's met with certain European leaders in the past, Trump has struck a warmer tone.
00:41She's become a friend and we really have a great relationship.
00:46In this interview though, Trump did not hold back in his criticism of Europe.
00:51I think they're weak, but I also think that they want to be so politically correct.
00:57I think they don't know what to do.
00:59So how does Trump want Europe to behave?
01:02This analyst explains his theory.
01:04What the White House wants to do is to replace the current European elites with whom they don't
01:09think they can work.
01:11Elites who they view as liberal both left and right, with other European elites while nationalist
01:15populists align with their agenda.
01:18US Vice President J.D. Vance has voiced multiple criticisms of Europe.
01:26The threat that I worry the most about vis-Ă -vis Europe is not Russia, it's not China, it's
01:32not any other external actor.
01:34And what I worry about is the threat from within.
01:38The retreat of Europe from some of its most fundamental values, values shared with the United
01:44States of America.
01:46According to this analyst, Washington is hoping for a certain outcome in the 2027 French presidential
01:51election.
01:52France was criticised during Marine Le Pen's first trial and were expecting criticism during
01:59the appeal trial.
02:00Here in West Virginia, some 70% of residents voted for Trump in the 2024 election.
02:09Some support his stance on Europe.
02:11Europe has kind of lost its way, in my opinion, for the most part.
02:14It's like woke, like extremely woke, which is problematic.
02:18Others are more critical of the US president.
02:24Europeans as our partners.
02:25I don't think that we need to have any enemies in Europe.
02:32You just don't take over Greenland, I mean, please.
02:36According to a CNN poll, 75% of Americans are opposed to the US trying to take control of
02:42Greenland.
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