Molly Ball

Hey, Noah, thank you so much for your question. I think this is something that has a lot of people in Washington puzzled because it has been a consistent theme of Trump's remarks starting after the election. But it was not something that he talked about at all during the campaign. So it sort of came out of left field in terms of delivering on campaign promises, right?

Hey, Noah, thank you so much for your question. I think this is something that has a lot of people in Washington puzzled because it has been a consistent theme of Trump's remarks starting after the election. But it was not something that he talked about at all during the campaign. So it sort of came out of left field in terms of delivering on campaign promises, right?

Hey, Noah, thank you so much for your question. I think this is something that has a lot of people in Washington puzzled because it has been a consistent theme of Trump's remarks starting after the election. But it was not something that he talked about at all during the campaign. So it sort of came out of left field in terms of delivering on campaign promises, right?

Here he campaigned on primarily, you know, immigration and inflation. But as soon as he wins the election, he's talking about, well, I want to get Greenland. I want to turn— It's very ambitious. And so I think conceptually that is where it is coming from, is this idea of American ambition.

Here he campaigned on primarily, you know, immigration and inflation. But as soon as he wins the election, he's talking about, well, I want to get Greenland. I want to turn— It's very ambitious. And so I think conceptually that is where it is coming from, is this idea of American ambition.

Here he campaigned on primarily, you know, immigration and inflation. But as soon as he wins the election, he's talking about, well, I want to get Greenland. I want to turn— It's very ambitious. And so I think conceptually that is where it is coming from, is this idea of American ambition.

You know, at some of Trump's rallies, particularly towards the end of the campaign, he had these signs that said, dream big again. And he does have this idea that America has become too sort of cramped and pessimistic, that we don't think about possibilities in a big way.

You know, at some of Trump's rallies, particularly towards the end of the campaign, he had these signs that said, dream big again. And he does have this idea that America has become too sort of cramped and pessimistic, that we don't think about possibilities in a big way.

You know, at some of Trump's rallies, particularly towards the end of the campaign, he had these signs that said, dream big again. And he does have this idea that America has become too sort of cramped and pessimistic, that we don't think about possibilities in a big way.

We don't think about a country that could, you know, reach for the moon and stars, plant the flag on Mars, as he said in his inaugural speech. In some ways, he is very serious about all of these things, right? Not only has the former Gulf of Mexico been officially renamed on all the government maps

We don't think about a country that could, you know, reach for the moon and stars, plant the flag on Mars, as he said in his inaugural speech. In some ways, he is very serious about all of these things, right? Not only has the former Gulf of Mexico been officially renamed on all the government maps

We don't think about a country that could, you know, reach for the moon and stars, plant the flag on Mars, as he said in his inaugural speech. In some ways, he is very serious about all of these things, right? Not only has the former Gulf of Mexico been officially renamed on all the government maps

Google Maps and Apple Maps. But this week, reporters for the Associated Press were repeatedly kicked out of events at the White House because that news service has not gone along with this change and has not started using Gulf of America in its news reports.

Google Maps and Apple Maps. But this week, reporters for the Associated Press were repeatedly kicked out of events at the White House because that news service has not gone along with this change and has not started using Gulf of America in its news reports.

Google Maps and Apple Maps. But this week, reporters for the Associated Press were repeatedly kicked out of events at the White House because that news service has not gone along with this change and has not started using Gulf of America in its news reports.

Yeah, and we've all been learning a lot about how these changes get made and who's in charge of them and who gets to say what the name is. On the other hand, with something like saying that we're going to take over Gaza and turn it into the Riviera of the Middle East, no one is quite sure what Trump means by this and how serious he is. And there was a quite uncomfortable moment.

Yeah, and we've all been learning a lot about how these changes get made and who's in charge of them and who gets to say what the name is. On the other hand, with something like saying that we're going to take over Gaza and turn it into the Riviera of the Middle East, no one is quite sure what Trump means by this and how serious he is. And there was a quite uncomfortable moment.

Yeah, and we've all been learning a lot about how these changes get made and who's in charge of them and who gets to say what the name is. On the other hand, with something like saying that we're going to take over Gaza and turn it into the Riviera of the Middle East, no one is quite sure what Trump means by this and how serious he is. And there was a quite uncomfortable moment.

in the Oval Office with the King of Jordan this week. You know, Trump saying these things and saying that Jordan is going to accept large numbers of Palestinians, it puts him in a very uncomfortable spot. Jordan has already accepted huge amounts of Palestinian refugees. And Trump proposing something like this has the potential to destabilize the entire Middle East.

in the Oval Office with the King of Jordan this week. You know, Trump saying these things and saying that Jordan is going to accept large numbers of Palestinians, it puts him in a very uncomfortable spot. Jordan has already accepted huge amounts of Palestinian refugees. And Trump proposing something like this has the potential to destabilize the entire Middle East.