"The thing to remember, always, with Trump is that everything is about the psychodrama, the Guardian investigations correspondent Tom Burgis tells Helen Pidd. Everything is who's in his ear, what bit of his vanity or insecurity has been activated. In this episode, Tom explains the backstory to the US president's interest in Greenland. According to John Bolton, the former national security adviser, the story began in 2018 with a conversation between Trump and the billionaire Ronald Lauder."
"He said a prominent businessman had just suggested the US buy Greenland, Bolton told the Guardian. Lauder, heir to the global cosmetics brand Estee Lauder, has known Trump for more than 60 years. When he suggested the proposal, Trump listened. And now, the threat from the US is real. But what interest does Lauder have in the country? Ronald Lauder declined to comment."
Everything about Trump's actions centers on psychodrama, with decisions shaped by who is influencing him and which vanity or insecurity is triggered. His interest in Greenland traces to a 2018 conversation with billionaire Ronald Lauder, according to John Bolton. Bolton reported that a prominent businessman had suggested the United States buy Greenland, and Trump listened. Lauder, heir to the Estee Lauder cosmetics brand, has known Trump for more than 60 years. Lauder declined to comment. The suggestion made the threat of a US attempt to acquire Greenland appear real.
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