In August 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump had become preoccupied with the idea of buying Greenland from Denmark; the headline was “President Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase.” In short order Trump confirmed his interest and tweeted an image of a giant golden Trump tower looming over Greenland, with the caption “I promise not to do this to Greenland!” The image read as satire on several levels—a comment on the nature of Trump’s interest in the world; an illustration of the negligible value of his promises—but it was, in fact, a public statement by the president of the
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In a lot of ways much of US history is condensed into this moment. Not only are we perpetually trapped in the present under DJT, but we are in a very small room with our worst selves — and the resultant chaos is broadcast out to the world. They might be harmed by this. They might be next. 😨😱🥶
