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“We do need Greenland, absolutely,” the US president told The Atlantic magazine when asked what the decapitation of the Venezuelan regime meant for the Danish territory.
His comments, doubling down on his desire to run Greenland, came as Katie Miller, the wife of Trump’s deputy chief of staff, sparked further outrage by sharing a picture of the territory covered by the American flag and the caption: “Soon”. | Katie Miller posted a map of Greenland covered in the US flag online | The mission to capture Maduro, which reportedly killed 40 Venezuelans including his security personnel and civilians, has given greater weight to Trump’s threats.
Trump was reportedly moved to order the daring ambush after being enraged by a video of the Venezuelan despot “mocking” him by dancing.
He has warned Delcy Rodriguez, the interim Venezuelan leader and former vice-president, that she will pay a “very big price” should she not do as instructed.
While US military action in Caracas rocked the world, Trump’s promise to oust Maduro dates back to his first term – as do his ambitions to take over Greenland.
Despite running a campaign on America First, Trump appears to have whetted his appetite for a return to US foreign intervention.
Overnight, Trump threatened further military action in the region, warning Colombia that it could be next if it did not reduce the flow of illicit drugs to the US.
“Colombia is very sick, too, run by a sick man, who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States, and he’s not going to be doing it very long,” he said. Asked whether the US would pursue a military operation against Colombia, Mr Trump said: “It sounds good to me.”
This, alongside the US president revealing his ambition to “take back” the Panama Canal, underlines how Trump has signposted his desires with clear threats.
It would be foolish to brush them off as bravado.
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I grew up in the kind of town where practically everybody you encountered in the street, regardless of whether you even knew each other’s names, would say hello – and that’s if they were feeling brusque. Five minutes of idle chatter were the norm.
So it was with this attitude that I bounded into London in my early 20s, only to be met with stony silence. I learnt quickly, and before long was edging away from unsolicited conversations like a practised city-dweller. I do wonder, though, if chatty strangers still clock me as a soft target – you can take the boy out of the South West, and all that. According to Rohan Banerjee, this is no bad thing. He recommends seeking out more such interactions this year.
Many Telegraph readers agreed. Eleanor Matthews wrote: “People tell me their life stories in the street, on the bus, in shop queues. I feel very privileged, and hope I have given some comfort to those who are sad.”
Donald Morris observed: “The isolation often experienced by retired people is now experienced by many in society through the use of technology at work, and the lack of social groups such as hobby clubs. In the 1970s and 1980s, when I lived in London, there was always good chat down the pubs, in the markets and in the then tea rooms.
“When I visit London now, I find that many people avoid social interaction – though I am pleased that some are still willing to strike up a conversation and are obviously delighted to speak to another human being.”
K Pinkney added: “I am from the North East and comfortable to engage with anyone. However, my granddaughter is horrified when I speak to strangers, so I guess her parents are doing a good job keeping her safe. I will teach her the tricks as she gets older.”
Simon Brown felt differently: “Urgh, just leave me alone. Some of us don’t need this pointless interaction, nor want it forced on us.” Small talk with strangers: what’s your policy? Send your responses here, and the best of the bunch will feature in a future edition of From the Editor PM, for which you can sign up here.
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