Max Colchester

What's the deal?

And I found that interesting because it's, you know, I know a lot of Greenlanders say they don't want to become American, but I think it would be very interesting to see what happens if Trump did put an offer on the table.

I don't know.

I just think what we've seen in the last 24 hours has been so kind of crazy.

I mean, you saw these private texts between leaders and Trump.

Based on those texts, it seems like the leaders want to have a talk with him and try and work out a solution without escalating.

Well, good luck with that.

Yeah, exactly.

It sounds like a good theme.

Yeah, I mean, I think that's what they'll be hoping.

Dialogue.

I think they're hoping they can apply the Ukraine playbook to Trump, which is that, you know, he comes out, says something which sends everybody into a tears, and then they all rush over to Washington and chat to him.

And then actually he kind of kicks the can a bit down the road and they walk him back from the cliff a bit.

And so I suspect that's what they'll try to do.

But I mean, longer term, if what everybody suspects is the case, which is that he just wants Greenland because he wants Greenland, then it's not clear what they can do to stop him.

Because promising extra investment in Greenland or promising extra troops in Greenland isn't going to cut it if he just really just wants to own Greenland.

Well, with Trump, it's just so difficult because you get these moments which it just seems like everything's going to fall apart.

And, you know, he creates this chaos and often people say it's on purpose.

But yeah, I mean, if he goes through with this, then it is existential for the alliance.

If he does seek to use economic pressure to coerce,