President Donald Trump’s former deputy White House press secretary, Sarah Matthews, condemns his obsession with Greenland annexation, calling the controversial search “the most deranged and mentally ill thing” Trump has pursued in his second term.

Appearing Monday on a panel on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” Matthews, who served in the first Trump administration before resigning following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, criticized Trump for his threats against the autonomous Danish territory.

“Yes, I don’t say that lightly. I think this might be the most deranged and sick thing Donald Trump has done to date: threatening our allies and wanting to go to war, potentially over Greenland, when his reasoning doesn’t even make sense,” he said.

Trump has claimed that “we need Greenland because Russia and China will take over Greenland if we don’t,” he said, “but then he invites [Russian President] Vladimir Putin will sit in his [Gaza] Peace Board. Make it make sense to me, because it doesn’t make any sense.”

“There are many other solutions we could pursue with the Danish government if we wanted more minerals, for example. But Trump is not doing that,” he added.

Trump’s attack on Greenland has sparked widespread pushback from European leaders and allies who have argued that annexing the territory would destroy the NATO alliance. Trump threatened last week to punish countries that do not support his decision to take control of Greenland with tariffs.

Former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews (left) said President Donald Trump is
Former White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews (left) said President Donald Trump is “threatening our allies.”

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Matthews argued that the pursuit of Greenland’s president has “frustrated” his supporters “because the people didn’t vote for him to take over Greenland.”

“They voted for him because they wanted more affordable health care. They wanted lower food costs at the grocery store. They want to be able to buy a house. And these are not the things he’s prioritizing.”

He urged voters to “call” their representatives in Congress to respond and praised Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) for having “the greatest boldness” in the Republican Party to confront Trump on the issue.

Praising Bacon for stating that Trump could be impeached if he goes ahead with the annexation of Greenland, he said: “That’s the kind of language we need to see from other Republicans.”

“The American people need to put pressure on their members of Congress and say, ‘We don’t support this,’ because public polls show that Americans don’t support this and they don’t want to see this,” he added.

Matthews’ comments on MS NOW’s “The Weeknight” begin at the 3:30 mark below.

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