Trump unleashes late night attack on America’s #1 ally

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the announcement of new fuel economy standards, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

European leaders, from French President Emmanuel Macron to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, are expressing their vehement opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump's push for the United States to annex Greenland, a Danish colony. But Trump continues to double down, insisting that the U.S. will take over the Arctic island one way or another. And he hasn't ruled out the possibility of taking Greenland by force.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is speaking out as well, warning that U.S. aggression against Greenland risks destroying the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). And Trump angrily railed against Starmer and the UK early Tuesday morning, January 20 in a tirade on his Truth Social platform.

Trump posted, "Shockingly, our 'brilliant' NATO Ally, the United Kingdom, is currently planning to give away the Island of Diego Garcia, the site of a vital U.S. Military Base, to Mauritius, and to do so FOR NO REASON WHATSOEVER. There is no doubt that China and Russia have noticed this act of total weakness. These are International Powers who only recognize STRENGTH, which is why the United States of America, under my leadership, is now, after only one year, respected like never before."

The U.S. president continued, "The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, and is another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired. Denmark and its European Allies have to DO THE RIGHT THING. Thank you for your attention to this matter. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP."

CNBC's Holly Ellyatt, reporting on Trump's tirade against Starmer, stresses that the UK is the United States' closest ally in NATO.

"U.S. President Donald Trump has taken aim at another NATO ally on the eve of his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, this time lambasting the U.K.," Ellyatt observes. "The so-called 'special relationship' between the U.S. and U.K., and President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer, was left looking bruised on Tuesday after Trump posted a tirade against London's decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius."

Ellyatt adds, "The islands include Diego Garcia, where a joint U.K.-U.S. military base is stationed. The deal, which was agreed in May 2025, saw the British government agree to hand sovereignty to Mauritius, but to lease the military base on Diego Garcia for £101 million ($135.7 million) a year. The White House voiced its support for the deal last year but, on Tuesday, Trump said it was 'an act of great stupidity.'"

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