Europe and the US are in a full on dogfight over Greenland. Donald Trump’s late-night Truth Social posts, lambasting America’s European allies for their stance on the issue, prompted Emmanuel Macron to hit back against Washington in pointed terms: “We do prefer respect to bullies”. The US president’s earlier threats to impose tariffs to force the purchase of the semi-autonomous island received a similarly frosty reaction, including a rebuke from Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Greenland’s prime minister. Even Britain’s Sir Keir Starmer, careful with his words, condemned the tactic.
🚨BREAKING – NATO's Mark Rutte CONTRADICTS Mark Carney, sides with Trump
"Trump is right — China is increasingly active in the arctic"
Mark Carney refuses to even acknowledge China is in the arctic!
What is going on?? pic.twitter.com/P48sYI7k4F
— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) January 21, 2026
Enemy Meme!
Not a single shot has been fired, but the meme phase of the war on Greenland is well underway pic.twitter.com/eeI3364FzW
— Sweet Meteor O’Death (@smod4real) January 21, 2026
