Sarah McBride
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And I fear that Greenland is quite literally the beginning of a change in the world order that could result in widespread conflict that we've not seen in 80 years.
It absolutely is.
What is profound here, though, is that he is acting like the Danes or NATO, for that matter, has done absolutely nothing for us.
And frankly, the grievance that the Danes would rightfully feel in this moment after sacrificing more people per capita after 9-11 in defense of the United States in Afghanistan than the United States did.
I mean, what an incredible slap in the face by the United States after that kind of sacrifice.
And that sacrifice itself reinforces to some of the President Trump's social yesterday that NATO would never be there for the United States.
And it never has been.
The only instance where Article 5, our collective defense provision of our NATO alliance, has been invoked is after 9-11 in defense of the United States.
All of this is just completely a historical.
This president doesn't know history.
I don't think he cares to know history or is capable of knowing history, because I think it's a speech in Davos demonstrates he's an he's a moron.
I know you have some thoughts about the CODEL.
I heard your conversation with Bill.
Well, I think what is abundantly clear is that we need Republicans who privately say that they oppose this to speak out.
Frankly, the confusing statement by the president in Davos that first he said, and I think this might have been in the actual text of the speech, that he wouldn't use excessive force.
And then a couple seconds later,
It seemed like he perhaps ad-libbed, I won't use force.
I think the White House is going to have to clarify whether he means he's not going to use force, period, or he's not going to use excessive force, because those are two different things.
You know, I think one of the reasons why the CODEL was so important was because it is easy here at home for all of us to watch what's going on and think of this as sort of classic sort of political performance Trumpism.
Seeing it up close and being there on the ground and seeing the real and tangible impact this near conversation is happening, it wasn't shocking, but it was jarring.