The MeidasTouch Podcast
Rep. Jake Auchincloss Discusses Trump’s Failures Around the Globe
18 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What message did the bipartisan delegation of US Senators deliver in Greenland?
United States senators from both parties, Republicans and Democrats and independents, sent a delegation of 10 senators to Greenland, to Nuuk, where they wanted to send a powerful message to the people of Greenland and the people of Denmark. We have your back and we on a bipartisan basis in the United States do not support Donald Trump's threats against Greenland, against Denmark, against NATO.
If he moves on Greenland and NATO, we will make sure that he is impeached, that he is thrown out, that he is convicted. that he is gone, and we will use all of our resources in the United States Senate to ensure that there is not an invasion. We will do everything to protect you.
I mean, you had Republican senators there like Murkowski and Tillis and others joining with Democrats like Shaheen and Coons and others. Let me show you what went down when the United States senators were there in Congress. Greenland in Nuuk, standing side by side with Greenlandic and Denmark lawmakers, the prime minister of Denmark, the prime minister or premier of Greenland.
First, here is Murkowski in her speech that she gave. Short clip.
Chapter 2: How do US lawmakers view Trump's threats against Greenland and NATO?
Let's play it. And this is from Nuuk. Play this clip.
Thank you. Thank you for your continued friendship, your leadership. And to my friend and the leader of our delegation, Senator Coons, thank you for for leading. such a strong bipartisan and, as you point out, bicameral delegation. I think that that's important.
I think it's important that it be recognized that when it comes to matters of relationships with our friends, with our allies, as we have here in Denmark, as we have in Greenland, that it is not a subject of Republicans versus Democrats. It is a recognition.
Chapter 3: What insights did the Greenlandic lawmaker share during the meeting?
again, of a strong and a continuing relationship over decades. It is one that we need to nurture, as with all relationships, you need to nurture and take care of them, and you need to have constructive dialogue. And as has been noted, there's not only been good dialogue here at the Parliament today, but this morning earlier with the Prime Minister of both Greenland and of Denmark.
Just yesterday in Washington, DC, we had visits with the foreign ministers of both Greenland and Denmark. So constructive, important dialogue that is ongoing now and will move forward. So it's important to be here. I think presence means a lot. And this, again, bipartisan delegation to be here with our partners is important.
Chapter 4: What did Senator Shaheen warn about regarding Trump's actions towards Greenland?
So thank you for the opportunity to share the time and again, the fellowship. We appreciate it.
This is from Senator Coons. Let's play it.
This is a 10-member bipartisan bicameral dialogue from the United States Senate and the United States House. And we are grateful for your hospitality. For 225 years of being a good and trusted ally and partner, we had a strong and robust dialogue about how we extend that into the future.
We expressed our gratitude for the sacrifice of Danes who served and fought and died alongside Americans when we were attacked 25 years ago. We spoke about the value of NATO and the commitment to respecting the core principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and self-determination.
And we spoke with clarity about the importance that the people of Greenland make their decisions about their future.
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Chapter 5: How does the current US administration's stance on Greenland affect NATO?
So it was a constructive and hopeful dialogue, and we look forward to continuing.
Next, I'll show you what a Greenlandic lawmaker had to say. Play this clip.
It was really important for us at the Greenlandic government to attend this meeting with the senators and representatives because we have really wanted to have a dialogue with them. And dialogue is first and foremost really important for us. And I hope we can continue. And I hope it is the first of many, many more dialogues we can have in the future.
because we are a member of NATO, and we are happy to cooperate through NATO. And I think we have lots and much more to work with each other on in these situations, because NATO has been here for many, many years, and we hope that it will stay many more years to come. Thank you.
Chapter 6: What are the implications of Trump's rhetoric on US relations with allies?
And next, we'll show you what Senator Shaheen said and warned Donald Trump about. Here, play this clip.
An American military takeover of Greenland would threaten NATO as we know it. And even short of that, just the suggestion that the U.S. would take Greenland by force does real damage not just to the relationship with Greenland, with Denmark, but to America's own national security. It erodes decades of hard-won confidence among allies, and it weakens the sense of security that comes with it.
And that rhetoric plays right into the hands of our greatest adversaries, Russia and China. Vladimir Putin would welcome any move that fractures NATO or diverts attention and resources away from Ukraine. It's a point that your prime minister made again when we met with her this morning, and she's made very eloquently over a period of time.
If we're serious about limiting Russia's influence in the Arctic and beyond, the most effective way to do that is by defeating Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.
Chapter 7: How is AI being integrated into government operations, according to the discussion?
And that's precisely why the current debate over Greenland makes so little sense. As your prime minister and Greenlandic officials have said, if the United States wants to do certain things in Greenland, whether it's build more military bases, develop the critical minerals that are there. All we have to do is partner with you all. That's been made very clear.
We've had a standing treaty with Greenland dating back to 1951. And as many of you know, the United States once operated 17 bases in Greenland. As I said, my father was stationed there in World War II. It was the United States that determined that we were going to close those 16 other bases. So whether it's U.S.
Chapter 8: What concerns were raised about the ethical use of AI in military contexts?
bases to defend against Arctic threats or critical mineral deals, your leaders here in Denmark and in Greenland have made clear that they want to partner with us. So I think the threats are not only unnecessary, they are counterproductive. They risk undermining not just our relationship with all of you in Denmark, with the people of Greenland, but the broader NATO alliance in the process.
I know there are real deep concerns here in Denmark and in Greenland. Yesterday we met with your foreign minister and with the foreign minister of Greenland.
They talked in very personal terms about how, particularly people in Greenland who are thinking about, their foreign minister talked about children going to bed at night worried about whether when they got up in the morning they were gonna have been invaded by the United States. I can see why that feels personal to people. I believe saner heads will prevail.
I believe that because we have institutions that are acting in the United States on both sides of the aisle in Congress. There's overwhelming support for our relationship, for NATO, And among the American people, I don't know if you all saw the recent poll that showed that 86% of Americans said they would oppose the use of military force in Greenland.
And while the Trump regime continues its threats to invade Greenland, and as we have Various European countries now sending special forces to Greenland to protect it from a United States invasion. You also have the Secretary of Defense who unlawfully refers to himself as the Secretary of War. Pete Hegseth announced a major deal with Elon Musk to put Grok,
the ai that elon musk has on x to now go through all of the classified systems and all of the systems at the department of defense and to basically you know run it here just just watch what hanks had said but today we're excited to announce the next frontier ai model company to join gen ai dot mill and that is grok from xai which will go live later this month
So I want to thank you, Elon, and your incredible team for leaning forward with us on this as well. Very soon, we will have the world's leading AI models on every unclassified and classified network throughout our department.
Long overdue. I want to bring in Congress member Jake Auchincloss. I do want to talk about the Grok AI piece of it all. But Congress member, you're a Marine veteran. You served in Afghanistan. You led a team in Panama. You have a lot of experience on foreign policy.
You saw this meeting that transpired, or you've heard about it, you've learned about it, even briefed about it, where you had the foreign minister of Greenland and Denmark show up. Apparently, J.D. Vance and Marco Rubio continued to say, no, we want to conquer you. We're going to conquer you. And then it kind of ended pretty quickly, this meeting.
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