This is his (stupid and selfdefeating) way to tackle four problems:

1. US industry, especially those close to him, needs rare earth minerals. Canada and especially Greenland might provide those.
2. Climate change will render large parts of the US uninhabitable in a few decades time. The US therefore needs Lebensraum. Now that’s a word he and his right-arm-raising friends love.
3. Combining 2 and 1, the Arctic is melting. Exposing all sorts of new mineable goodies, and opening up new waterways. That will provide new economic opportunities as well as create new military threats. Owning Canada and Greenland would go a long way towards mitigating that.
4. Trump sees a future in which a few large power blocks control the world. Currently, the US is one of the smallest of those: only 350 million where China and India are over 1 billion each, Europe is more than 500 million, etc. So the US needs to expand and grow its population size.

Brave Sir Robin ran away. Bravely ran away away.  When danger reared it’s ugly head, He bravely turned his tail and fled.

Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about  And gallantly he chickened out. Swiftly taking to his feet, He beat a very brave retreat.  Bravest of the braaaave, Sir Robin!

Hmm remind me, who did PA vote for? 🤔