Trump says his only limit is his "morality" and that he doesn't need international law

WashingtonThe Trump administration is using every resource at its disposal to continue with psychological warfare against Europe with GreenlandThe steady stream of statements regarding the US occupation of the Arctic island continues to fall and further shapes the prevailing mindset. The US president justifies his desire to conquer the territory under Danish sovereignty by stating: "Because this is what I feel is psychologically necessary for success." The president's statement comes from an interview published this Thursday in New York Times and made Wednesday night.

The annexationist message regarding the Arctic island is also accompanied by some of the most outrageous statements the president has made in the last year. Trump claims that his only limit is his own conscience: "My own morality. My own judgment. That's the only thing that can stop me." He adds: "I don't need international law." These statements further emphasize the Republican's geopolitical vision, which seeks to completely dismantle post-World War II multilateralism.

The president stresses that "ownership is very important," and downplays the fact that Greenland is part of a NATO ally like Denmark. According to the leaked content of the interview, Trump insists that "ownership gives you things and elements that you can't get just by signing a document [a lease or a treaty]." The Republican dismisses the cooperation agreement signed in 1951 with Copenhagen, which has allowed the United States to maintain the Smurf Island military base.

In keeping with Trump's display of aggression and force, another drop fell from the White House. Vice President JD Vance recommended that European leaders take the president's words "seriously." "We know that there are hostile adversaries who have shown a lot of interest in this particular territory, in this specific part of the world, so what we are asking of our European friends is that they take the security of this territory more seriously, because if they don't, the United States will have to do something."

Open and veiled threats continue to be dispatched from Washington, which is preparing the ground for the meeting scheduled for next week between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his counterparts from Denmark and Greenland.

Control of Venezuela for years

Regarding the rest of his imperialist agenda, Trump also explained that US control over Venezuela and its oil could last for years. This Friday, the president is scheduled to meet at the White House with a dozen major oil companies (including Spain's Repsol) to discuss how to begin extracting and exporting Venezuelan crude.

As if there were any doubt about who is in charge in the Caribbean country, Trump also stated that Venezuela's interim government, led by Delcy Rodríguez, is giving the US everything it considers "necessary." This Thursday, the president of the Venezuelan Parliament and no negotiator from the Chavista regime, Jorge Rodríguez, announced the release of "a significant number of people"which includes Venezuelans and foreigners – without specifying the number – as a gesture to "consolidate peace and peaceful coexistence" in the country.

"We're going to use oil and take them. We'll lower oil prices and give money to Venezuela, which desperately needs it," the Republican promised. Although the illegal military intervention in the Caribbean country has been interpreted as a power play by the rest of the international community, Trump is primarily thinking domestically. That is, about his voters. This November, he is fighting to maintain his majority in Congress.

In an effort to regain votes and popularity – the tycoon's approval rating is at one of the lowest points of his presidency – Trump also announced Wednesday night on Truth Social a trade agreement between Venezuela and the US, according to which Caracas has committed to buying "only" products.

The conversation with Petro

In a parallel development, he also announced that after speaking last night, he and Colombian President Gustavo Petro have agreed to meet soon at the White House. After accusing Petro of drug trafficking—as he has done with Maduro—Trump abruptly changed his tone, saying it had been "an honor" to speak with the Colombian leader, with whom he discussed "the drug situation and other disagreements." Preparations for this future meeting will be handled by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to Trump. The call came at a time of tension between Bogotá and Washington, since after the military intervention in Venezuela, Trump said that Colombia could be next. Rubio also plans to travel to Denmark next week to discuss the future of Greenland, another territory the Trump administration is threatening to acquire.