But at home in America, some Republicans are now arguing that Trump’s bellicose overreach may end up costing him his presidency.
The weekend’s threats reveal the extent to which Trump views tariffs as the main weapon in his presidential arsenal. For him, the imposition of trading duties is not connected only to trade and economic policy. Tariffs lie at the heart of his national security strategy. Cross him over Greenland or anything else, and he’ll impose them. Throw blandishments in his direction – [a letter from the King](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/starmers-fawning-over-trump-hard-stomach-but-right-3806325?ico=in-line_link), or the gold bar that the Swiss placed with a flourish on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office – and things might, temporarily, go your way.
But at the first sign of contention, tariffs – not targeted diplomatic sanctions – are Trump’s blunderbuss of choice, despite the fact that when he imposes them, the scattershot hits the American people in their own pockets. Wise Americans are stocking up now on French wine, Scotch single malts, Land Rovers, and Danish-produced Ozempic before the prices in America soar once again.
Wise Republicans, meanwhile, are bailing. On Capitol Hill, the US President’s threat to target his European allies over their refusal to gift him Greenland sparked fury among some members of his own party. Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska [branded the tariffs](https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2012561097790779479?s=20) “foolish policy … we sound too much like Putin and it’s wrong”. Last week, [he warned that](https://x.com/Acyn/status/2011892837558993232) any effort to seize Greenland militarily “would be the end of the administration” and lead to fresh efforts to impeach the US President for a third time.
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina [said Trump’s](https://x.com/senthomtillis/status/2012583871800369326) announced tariffs were “bad for America, bad for American businesses and bad for America’s allies”, but “great for Putin, Xi and other adversaries who want to see Nato divided”. He also warned Trump’s actions were undermining his presidency, adding: “The fact that a small handful of ‘advisors’ are actively pushing for coercive action to seize territory of an ally is beyond stupid.”
Born-Metal-2180 on
They say that now. But the moment they actually get an opportunity to stop Trump, they show their true colours and prevent any check on Trump’s power.
This is all performative. Republicans do not care about the American people, and they could care less about the insane shit Trump is doing.
DemocracyDefender on
We really need to consider that Trump is mentally unwell.
PestoPhi on
Republicans calling Trump ‘foolish and wrong’ in 2026 is like discovering gravity. Congrats on finally noticing what the rest of us saw years ago.
barryvm on
Words coming from a bunch of liars and fascists mean nothing, and someone who chooses to sit at the same table as a bunch of fascists is a fascist no matter how much they protest. At this point, every single Republican politician is guilty of enabling and empowering this for years, so excuse us if we don’t immediately believe them when they tell us they stumbled over at least one moral constraint while goose stepping behind the orange dictator. If they acted to force this lunatic out, or at least stopped him from starting a war, then we could consider taking them seriously.
But they won’t. If they were good people, or people with at least some principles and the courage to act on them, they wouldn’t be where they are. The problem is not Trump, or even his immediate entourage or his oligarch paymasters. It’s the entire party that keeps supporting an enabling them. They could end this at any time, but choose not to.
PeopleB4Profit on
MISDIRECTION!
It is not trump alone; it is all of them. How can you write story like this knowing that a man and his daughter were running and hiding from a crowd sent by trump to KILL THEM! “Hang Mike Pence” was willing to watch his daughter be KILLED to make sure pugs would be able to shut down our democracy! Then refuse to participate in serving the killer justice. How American, how fatherly!
Flat-Character4140 on
Republicans need to prove that actions should speak louder than words. Which, sadly, Republicans won’t.
grabbingthunder on
Foolish and wrong is something you say when a president talks about raising taxes in a minor way that you don’t agree with. Not invading NATO.
restbest on
Sounds like he accurately represents his voter base
themadcoil on
It’s like 3 people and they’re all outgoing.
lcdr_hairyass on
America can recover if it pulls back. If not, China is going to eat their lunch and the west is going to deal with American collapse like we had to when the Soviet Union fell apart. Another nuclear armed evil empire that decays to a gangster state.
Frozenbeeff on
*Threatened to illegally annex an allied country, start WW3 and end our species*
MAGA: “you are such a silly sausage”
anti-DHMO-activist on
Lol, sure. And next they’ll surely decide to help the poor and curb excessive wealth?
Every. Single. One. Is. Complicit.
And shall be lawfully judged accordingly, once the regime is done. And this time, we’ve got so much evidence and willfully shared data that it’s not going to be an issue to find and identify the perpetrators. This time, we won’t have to wait 60 years to find some concentration camp guards.
Dramatic_Phlegmatic on
It’s official: Trump is a crazy person.
Gsg87cu on
US is a cancer!
pearlypenni on
this is what happens when you promise the moon, deliver chaos, and your own party starts realizing the emperor has no clothes
ferrets4ever on
Shame that the big yellow stripe down the republicans backs is somehow preventing then growing a spine. They’ve invested more never in protecting this pedophile piece of shite than doing anything worthwhile. I hope they all have a miserable life.
NUMBerONEisFIRST on
They should release the Epstein /Trump files
Solid_Listen_8056 on
You must be joking. 40% of Americans still approve of his work ffs.
eugene20 on
There is no 5D chess, there is only personal greed and being a traitorous sell out to Russia and Qatar, congress and the senate need to man up and fix it already.
Cyanopicacooki on
Criminal and insane are the least damning adjectives that I’d use to replace that headline title.
It’s a bit like saying Ghengis Khan was a “tad outgoing”.
Dreamtrain on
Understatement of the century, so far
level_dat_files on
Trusting republicans on leaving dear leader…
violenthectarez on
I don’t understand why there are so many articles talking about how politicians and voters consider Trump ‘wrong’ or ‘foolish’ or ‘needs to go’. We all know that, it’s entirely obvious. The actual news would be somebody willing to do anything about it, which has always been and will continue to be, absolutely nothing.
Electrical-Ad6623 on
Not in trouble, dumb as lawmakers have been complicit in his desecration of the constitution
apoca1ypse12 on
Then grow a fucking pair and impeach
Naive_Confidence7297 on
Bullshit, they will stick their tongue so deep in his arsehole as long as time is time
Odd-Business-3533 on
These articles are click bait.
Every single time they prophesied the end of Mangolini it never happens.
The Heaven’s Gate cult is more believable at this point, and they’re still less of a cult that the MAGA movement…
crossdtherubicon on
It signals a modest political shift, only because they’ll say whatever they have to so they can try to keep their own jobs.
They’ve enjoyed tons of vacation time with Congress being closed, tons of grifting and deal-making (without consequence), and actually dont do their jobs because theyve given all powers and responsibilities to Trump.
They probably think that gives them plausible deniability but, it’s pure complicity.
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For every camel’s back, there is always a straw. Over the weekend, it came in the form of [Donald Trump’s threat to impose escalating tariffs](https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/trump-tariffs-mean-pay-more-cars-food-4178137?ico=in-line_link) on Greenland on the UK, Denmark and six European allies.
Among Nato members, the US President’s tariff bluster was correctly interpreted as a “[dangerous downward spiral](https://inews.co.uk/news/uk-politics-live-latest-updates-14-4178130?ico=in-line_link)” for the transatlantic alliance. At No 10, the tariffs represent a significant [blow to the Prime Minister’s seemingly limitless efforts](https://inews.co.uk/news/trump-announces-10-tariff-uk-following-defence-greenland-4177941?ico=in-line_link) to accommodate an obstreperous and untrustworthy US leader.
But at home in America, some Republicans are now arguing that Trump’s bellicose overreach may end up costing him his presidency.
The weekend’s threats reveal the extent to which Trump views tariffs as the main weapon in his presidential arsenal. For him, the imposition of trading duties is not connected only to trade and economic policy. Tariffs lie at the heart of his national security strategy. Cross him over Greenland or anything else, and he’ll impose them. Throw blandishments in his direction – [a letter from the King](https://inews.co.uk/opinion/starmers-fawning-over-trump-hard-stomach-but-right-3806325?ico=in-line_link), or the gold bar that the Swiss placed with a flourish on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office – and things might, temporarily, go your way.
But at the first sign of contention, tariffs – not targeted diplomatic sanctions – are Trump’s blunderbuss of choice, despite the fact that when he imposes them, the scattershot hits the American people in their own pockets. Wise Americans are stocking up now on French wine, Scotch single malts, Land Rovers, and Danish-produced Ozempic before the prices in America soar once again.
Wise Republicans, meanwhile, are bailing. On Capitol Hill, the US President’s threat to target his European allies over their refusal to gift him Greenland sparked fury among some members of his own party. Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska [branded the tariffs](https://x.com/RepDonBacon/status/2012561097790779479?s=20) “foolish policy … we sound too much like Putin and it’s wrong”. Last week, [he warned that](https://x.com/Acyn/status/2011892837558993232) any effort to seize Greenland militarily “would be the end of the administration” and lead to fresh efforts to impeach the US President for a third time.
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina [said Trump’s](https://x.com/senthomtillis/status/2012583871800369326) announced tariffs were “bad for America, bad for American businesses and bad for America’s allies”, but “great for Putin, Xi and other adversaries who want to see Nato divided”. He also warned Trump’s actions were undermining his presidency, adding: “The fact that a small handful of ‘advisors’ are actively pushing for coercive action to seize territory of an ally is beyond stupid.”
They say that now. But the moment they actually get an opportunity to stop Trump, they show their true colours and prevent any check on Trump’s power.
This is all performative. Republicans do not care about the American people, and they could care less about the insane shit Trump is doing.
We really need to consider that Trump is mentally unwell.
Republicans calling Trump ‘foolish and wrong’ in 2026 is like discovering gravity. Congrats on finally noticing what the rest of us saw years ago.
Words coming from a bunch of liars and fascists mean nothing, and someone who chooses to sit at the same table as a bunch of fascists is a fascist no matter how much they protest. At this point, every single Republican politician is guilty of enabling and empowering this for years, so excuse us if we don’t immediately believe them when they tell us they stumbled over at least one moral constraint while goose stepping behind the orange dictator. If they acted to force this lunatic out, or at least stopped him from starting a war, then we could consider taking them seriously.
But they won’t. If they were good people, or people with at least some principles and the courage to act on them, they wouldn’t be where they are. The problem is not Trump, or even his immediate entourage or his oligarch paymasters. It’s the entire party that keeps supporting an enabling them. They could end this at any time, but choose not to.
MISDIRECTION!
It is not trump alone; it is all of them. How can you write story like this knowing that a man and his daughter were running and hiding from a crowd sent by trump to KILL THEM! “Hang Mike Pence” was willing to watch his daughter be KILLED to make sure pugs would be able to shut down our democracy! Then refuse to participate in serving the killer justice. How American, how fatherly!
Republicans need to prove that actions should speak louder than words. Which, sadly, Republicans won’t.
Foolish and wrong is something you say when a president talks about raising taxes in a minor way that you don’t agree with. Not invading NATO.
Sounds like he accurately represents his voter base
It’s like 3 people and they’re all outgoing.
America can recover if it pulls back. If not, China is going to eat their lunch and the west is going to deal with American collapse like we had to when the Soviet Union fell apart. Another nuclear armed evil empire that decays to a gangster state.
*Threatened to illegally annex an allied country, start WW3 and end our species*
MAGA: “you are such a silly sausage”
Lol, sure. And next they’ll surely decide to help the poor and curb excessive wealth?
Every. Single. One. Is. Complicit.
And shall be lawfully judged accordingly, once the regime is done. And this time, we’ve got so much evidence and willfully shared data that it’s not going to be an issue to find and identify the perpetrators. This time, we won’t have to wait 60 years to find some concentration camp guards.
It’s official: Trump is a crazy person.
US is a cancer!
this is what happens when you promise the moon, deliver chaos, and your own party starts realizing the emperor has no clothes
Shame that the big yellow stripe down the republicans backs is somehow preventing then growing a spine. They’ve invested more never in protecting this pedophile piece of shite than doing anything worthwhile. I hope they all have a miserable life.
They should release the Epstein /Trump files
You must be joking. 40% of Americans still approve of his work ffs.
There is no 5D chess, there is only personal greed and being a traitorous sell out to Russia and Qatar, congress and the senate need to man up and fix it already.
Criminal and insane are the least damning adjectives that I’d use to replace that headline title.
It’s a bit like saying Ghengis Khan was a “tad outgoing”.
Understatement of the century, so far
Trusting republicans on leaving dear leader…
I don’t understand why there are so many articles talking about how politicians and voters consider Trump ‘wrong’ or ‘foolish’ or ‘needs to go’. We all know that, it’s entirely obvious. The actual news would be somebody willing to do anything about it, which has always been and will continue to be, absolutely nothing.
Not in trouble, dumb as lawmakers have been complicit in his desecration of the constitution
Then grow a fucking pair and impeach
Bullshit, they will stick their tongue so deep in his arsehole as long as time is time
These articles are click bait.
Every single time they prophesied the end of Mangolini it never happens.
The Heaven’s Gate cult is more believable at this point, and they’re still less of a cult that the MAGA movement…
It signals a modest political shift, only because they’ll say whatever they have to so they can try to keep their own jobs.
They’ve enjoyed tons of vacation time with Congress being closed, tons of grifting and deal-making (without consequence), and actually dont do their jobs because theyve given all powers and responsibilities to Trump.
They probably think that gives them plausible deniability but, it’s pure complicity.