GREENLAND TAKEOVER: VOCAL BOMBS FELL ON POTUS.

The 47th American President, Donald Trump's love for The United States of America is visible even to the blind. Though, it may not be agreeable to all that he is going about it the right way. World unsuspectingly saw something new recently when the president attempted a takeover of Greenland-a territory currently under the sovereignty of Denmark-another NATO member country. Vocal bombs fell on POTUS. Terrifically egregious adjectives, highly disparaging metaphors and absolutely acidic similes not deserving of a nation-loving leader have been used to describe Trump recently. These came majorly from within America and Europe Taking to different platforms, the critics hit Trump hard. Highlighted below are some of such and the platforms in which they fired;

🇺🇸 Maxine Waters — U.S. Representative (California)
Role: U.S. Congresswoman
Quote: Waters has called Trump “a bully”, “an egotistical maniac”, “a liar” and “someone who did not need to be president”. She has also said he was “the most deplorable person I’ve ever met in my life.”

🇺🇸 Richard Gere — Actor (U.S.)
Role: American actor
Quote: “We’re in a very dark place in America, where we have a bully, a thug, who’s the president of the United States.”
Where: At the International Goya Awards in Spain while receiving an honorary award.

🇺🇸 Michael Cohen — Former Personal Lawyer to Trump
Role: Attorney (former Trump lawyer)
Quote (in memoir): Cohen described Trump as “a cheat, a liar, a fraud, a bully, a racist, a predator” and likened him to an “organized crime don” (though this is from a memoir described in reporting).
Where: In his memoir Disloyal: The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump (summarised in the media).

🇺🇸 Ed Davey — (UK Politician, but relevant for U.S. context)
Although British, Ed Davey’s remarks about Trump being a “bully” and acting like an “international gangster” have been widely reported in global news and picked up in American media discourse too:
Quote: “He is a bully who thinks he can grab whatever he wants.”
Where: Speech in the UK Parliament responding to Trump’s Greenland stance.
Davey’s comments have circulated broadly in U.S. media discussions about Trump’s behavior and rhetoric.

Role: MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (United Kingdom)
Quote: “The thug in the White House has shown that he doesn’t listen to grovelling or sycophancy…”
Where & Context: He made this comment during a debate in the UK House of Commons, criticising former U.S. President Trump’s approach and warning that his behaviour would harm British interests

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Office/Role: U.S. Representative (ranking foreign affairs Republican in the House)
Quote: “Trump’s aggressive rhetoric about forcibly taking control of Greenland … could undermine long-standing alliances in Europe and potentially destabilise NATO.”
Platform: Reported in Houston Chronicle coverage of his public opposition to Trump’s Greenland rhetoric.
Context: McCaul — a senior Republican on foreign affairs — openly broke with Trump, warning that the approach harms U.S. strategic alliances.

Bipartisan U.S. Congressional Delegation (e.g., Senators Lisa Murkowski & Chris Coons)
Offices/Roles: U.S. Senator (Murkowski, Alaska) and U.S. Senator (Coons, Delaware)
Sample Quote (reported summary):
“Congress must reclaim tariff authorities … weakening NATO is not strategic.”
•Murkowski wrote on X that Trump’s threatened tariffs were “unnecessary, punitive, and a profound mistake,” arguing they push allies away and do nothing for U.S. security.
Platform: Public statements and congressional diplomacy in Denmark; Murkowski’s X posts.
Context: Members of both parties went to Denmark to reassure allies and distance themselves from Trump’s messaging, underscoring that most Americans oppose aggressive tactics toward Greenland and allies.

Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE)
Office/Role: U.S. Representative (Nebraska)
Quote:
“Congress must reclaim tariff authorities … He is threatening NATO members, which is shameful. … It’s not strategic to weaken or destroy NATO.”
Platform: Quoted on NBC’s Meet the Press and other media.
Context: Bacon lambasted Trump’s Greenland-linked tariff threats as harmful to U.S. alliances.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
Office/Role: U.S. Senator (Kentucky)
Quote:
“There’s no emergency with Greenland.”
Platform: Appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press (as reported).
Context: Paul characterised Trump’s urgency over Greenland as overblown and unnecessary, undercutting the rationale for coercive tactics.

Sunny Hostin (Media Commentator, The View)
Role: Co-host of The View (ABC daytime talk show)
Quote:
“He [Trump] wants to colonize everybody, every country … he’s an imperialist president.”
Platform: The View (January 21, 2026 episode)
Context: Hostin strongly criticised Trump’s Greenland rhetoric as imperialist and expansionist, using dramatic language to describe his foreign policy ambitions.

Bill Press (Political Commentator)
Role: Columnist/Commentator
Quote (paraphrased in Washington Post opinion):
Trump’s relentless pursuit of Greenland is a baseless and dangerous obsession driven by ego and business-style bravado, undermining NATO and global stability.
Platform: Opinion article in The Washington Post
Context: Press used analytic commentary to compare Trump’s Greenland fixation to real estate obsession, highlighting strategic flaws and dangers of his approach.

Col. Susannah Meyers (U.S. Space Force officer)
Role: Former Commander of Pituffik Space Base (Greenland)
Quote (paraphrased from reporting on her stance):
Trump administration views do not reflect the military reality in Greenland, and his annexation rhetoric misrepresents U.S. strategic interests there.
Platform: Publicly noted opposition reported in media coverage of her firing.
Context: Meyers was relieved of command after distancing U.S. military operations in Greenland from Trump’s annexation push, indicating dissent within military ranks.

. Broad U.S. Congressional Opposition (Murkowski, Tillis, McConnell)
Several senators participated in diplomatic efforts and publicly rejected coercive rhetoric tied to Greenland, emphasising alliance stability and international norms (reported in Washington Post).
Context: This bipartisan delegation made clear most American lawmakers do not endorse unilateral coercive tactics.

  Emmanuel Macron — President of France
Office: President of France
Quote: “No intimidation or threat will influence us… whether in Ukraine, Greenland or anywhere else in the world, when we are faced with such situations.”
Platform: Social media statement / European diplomatic platforms (reported widely).
Context: Macron has condemned perceived U.S. coercion and ‘new imperialism’ in relation to Greenland and tariff threats on European allies.

Sir Keir Starmer — Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Office: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Quote: “It is completely wrong” to impose tariffs on the U.K. and other allies as leverage in the Greenland dispute, and “a trade war over Greenland is in no one’s interest.”
Platform: Public remarks to reporters and press coverage.
Context: Starmer publicly broke from Trump’s approach, warning against economic coercion and supporting dialogue.

🇩🇰 Mette Frederiksen — Prime Minister of Denmark
Office: Prime Minister of Denmark
Quote: “Greenland is not for sale.”
Platform: Interviews with Danish television and public statements (multiple).
Context: Frederiksen firmly rejected the notion of selling Greenland and stressed that its future rests with its residents, defending sovereignty.

🇩🇪 Olaf Scholz — Chancellor of Germany
Office: Chancellor of Germany
Quote: “Borders must not be moved by force. This principle applies to every country, whether in the East or the West.”
Platform: Posted on X (formerly Twitter), widely reported.
Context: Scholz criticised Trump’s rhetoric around Greenland as threatening to fundamental norms of international law.

🇪🇺 Antonio Costa — President of the European Council
Office: President of the European Council
Quote: “Denmark’s sovereignty is an essential issue for the European Union.”
Platform: Statements to media/Reuters reporting.
Context: Costa emphasised EU support for Denmark and respect for territorial integrity in response to Trump’s comments.

🇸🇪 Ulf Kristersson — Prime Minister of Sweden
Office: Prime Minister of Sweden
Quote: “We will not allow ourselves to be blackmailed… Only Denmark and Greenland decide on issues concerning Denmark and Greenland.”
Platform: Reported official remarks covered by international media.
Context: Part of European pushback against perceived coercion tied to Greenland.

🇳🇴 Jonas Gahr Støre — Prime Minister of Norway
Office: Prime Minister of Norway
Quote: “Threats have no place among allies.”
Platform: Public reports via European press.
Context: Støre joined other Nordic leaders in warning against Trump’s pressure tactics.

🇩🇰 Anders Vistisen — Danish Lawmaker (Member, European Parliament)
Office: Danish MEP (European Parliament)
Quote: “Greenland is an integrated part of the Danish Kingdom and not for sale — f--k off.”
Platform: Speech in the European Parliament (cut off for profanity).
Context: Vistisen delivered a blunt rebuke of Trump’s Greenland rhetoric during a European Parliament session.

🇸🇪 Stellan Skarsgård — Swedish Actor (Cultural Figure)
Office: (Actor — public cultural personality)
Quote: “A little man who got megalomania… criminal.”
Platform: European Film Awards remarks / press coverage.
Context: Skarsgård criticised Trump’s Greenland strategy as megalomaniac and criminal during an award event.

You may say Trump lacks strategic correctness . He sure has one thing most world's country leaders never had or Africa continent would have been an Eldorado on earth: obsessive love of one's own country.