Trump Shock; Fortress America, Greenland, No Ukraine NATO; Europe Shock; Iran Strike Coming (Alexander Mercouris)

Alexander no longer thinks Trump is trolling when it comes to his recent wild claims about the Panama Canal, Canada and Greenland. However, his words may indeed be part of a bigger strategy and are obfuscating another objective. One has to remember that Trump needs to cast himself as somewhat friendly to the establishment in order to get as many of his appointments approved as possible. His comments about being tough on HAMAS, to get back the Gaza hostages, and his comments against Iran, are part of dealing with the Israeli lobby. He'll give the Israelis as much as possible in order to get other things done domestically. At the same time he'll likely not engage in starting any more wars and will pull out of Ukraine. His longer term strategy in the Middle East will also likely be one of deescalation. 

The main objectives for Trump will be to fix the US economy by reversing the outsourcing of industry, making the country energy self sufficient, closing the border and reversing mass migration, plus returning the rule of law throughout the country when it comes to street crime and election processes (stopping vote fraud). Furthermore, fixing the health of ordinary people, and banning the mRNA jabs, will be some other things that are on the top of his list. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, January 10, 2025.]