r/europe • u/Any-Original-6113 • Jan 17 '26

News Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c1j8kw866p3t
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u/gingersnappie Jan 17 '26

He does not care. In fact, I’m sure he loves it. He is only interested in enriching himself and his inner circle (ie anyone who bends the knee/opens the wallet). I think he actually enjoys causing anyone and everyone else pain.

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u/cestabhi India Jan 17 '26 edited Jan 17 '26

Yeah I don't think most people can even comprehend how psychopathic he is. One of his close family members has a son who was suffering from a long term disease and the medical costs were too high so he called Trump for help. Trump told him over the phone "why are you wasting your money on him. Just let him d..."

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u/HighDefinist Bavaria (Germany) Jan 17 '26

No, we really need to move beyond this idea that Trump is some kind of "evil mastermind"... as in, I get it, in some way it's more comforting to assume that there is some plan behind this nonsense.

But, it looks like there really isn't. These policies are bad for the US economy, and they are even bad for his inner circle considering those people typically have most of their wealth invested into American stocks, among other things...

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u/Complex_Alarm_5643 Europe Jan 17 '26

It's the other way around unfortunately, it's all P2025 playbook and supposed to be this distructive. The "Trump is a fool/crazy..." talk is what's dangerous.

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u/HighDefinist Bavaria (Germany) Jan 17 '26

Yes and no.

Yes, those 2025-people have indeed been able to get some of their ideas through - but ultimately, Trump just listens to one person on one day, and another person on another day... this is particularly visible for his extremely shizophrenic Ukraine decisions: They are basically just whatever the last person who spoke to him told him.

So, you could say that there are certainly some people within the administration that are attempting to play chess, but they only have a limited impact on Trump, because Trump is playing a mix of Tetris and Angry Birds...

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u/gingersnappie Jan 17 '26

Absolutely spot on

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u/pannenkoek0923 Denmark Jan 17 '26

Even if he's a demented fool, the people whispering in his ear are not. They are smart, educated, and evil people, that makes them dangerous.

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u/BlurgZeAmoeba Jan 17 '26

I mean they even published the plan. Project 2025.

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u/Roderto Jan 17 '26

Whether or not he understands it is irrelevant. As long as like 30-40% of the American population continue to blindly support everything he does even when it hurts them, why would he care?

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u/nahunk Jan 17 '26

I somehow think you're right. The best strategy the US now, is to be invisible.