United States President Donald Trump has doubled down on his bid to take over Greenland before his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, by slamming key allies.Trump shared private text messages from French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO chief Mark Rutte and justified his aggressive posture over the Arctic island with a swipe at the United Kingdom’s decision to cede its last African colony to Mauritius.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe US president’s flurry of Greenland-focused social media posts on Tuesday saw him accuse the UK of “GREAT STUPIDITY” for its decision to cede sovereignty over the Indian Ocean archipelago of Chagos, which is home to a key British-American military base on Diego Garcia atoll, to Mauritius.The UK’s move followed Mauritius’s legal victory in a landmark decolonisation case at the International Court of Justice seven years ago after it had been strong-armed by the UK into selling the colonial territory for 3 million pounds (today worth $4m) in exchange for its independence in 1968. Under a bilateral deal signed in 2025, the UK retains control of the airbase on a long-term lease.Trump, who had previously appeared to back the UK’s attempt to right what is widely perceived as a colonial wrong under the rules-based international order, lashed out at the UK’s “act of total weakness”, which he said would have been noted by China and Russia.“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 US president posted. “The UK giving away extremely important land is an act of GREAT STUPIDITY, an …
