Irish Examiner view: Who dares to say ‘no’ to the bully?

Recent presidents have consistently supported the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, but with Trump back in the White House, who knows where this could end

President Donald Trump fiery 45-minute call with Frederiksen, in which she insisted Greenland was not for sale, has sent a dark message to world leaders. Picture: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

Donald Trump’s history of White House phone calls is not a good one — a call to Kyiv during his first term succeeded in getting him impeached — and another one last week with Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen has sent the Scandinavian country into a spin.

Described as “aggressive and confrontational”, Trump’s fiery 45-minute call with Frederiksen, in which she insisted Greenland was not for sale, despite his belligerent entreaties, has sent a dark message — if it was really needed — to leaders across the world about the US president’s intent and his modus operandi.