Gavin Newsom attacks Europe’s ‘complicity’ over Trump Greenland demands
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized European leaders for their “complicity” in not standing up to Donald Trump’s demands to buy or annex Greenland, calling their negotiations “not diplomacy, it’s stupidity.”
- Newsom urged world leaders to stop being passive and described their approach to Trump as “pathetic,” even selling kneepads on his website as a satirical jab at politicians who grovel to Trump.
- European leaders have been cautious about openly confronting Trump due to economic ties and security reliance on the US, with some attempting to act as “Trump whisperers” to prevent policy withdrawals on Ukraine and NATO.
- Trump’s demands regarding Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, sparked confusion and anger in Europe, with threats
