Murdoch Paper Finally Admits Trump, 79, Might Be Losing It
By: The Daily Beast
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The Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal says President Donald Trump "may be flirting with cognitive decline" as he pushes to seize Greenland.
Editorial Board member Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. has written that at 79, Trump "needs therapy more than the United States needs to own the island to ensure its defense."
"Mr. Trump's preoccupation with owning Greenland, like his Nobel Prize obsession, would be best addressed elsewhere: in therapy," Jenkins wrote. "I'm perfectly serious. Once he started unburdening himself of his insecurities and traumas, he probably wouldn't stop for a week. The world, and the U.S., would be better for it."
Many of Nuuk, Greenland's 20,000 residents took to the streets on Saturday to protest being acquired by the United States. ALESSANDRO RAMPAZZO/AFP via Getty Images
Jenkins, who has written for the conservative paper for 34 years, noted that Congress made it illegal for the U.S. to issue a "threat or use of force against the territorial integrity" of a nonoffending member of the United Nations, which Greenland's protectorate, Denmark, is.
"This isn't international law, MAGA types, it's U.S. law ," writes Jenkins. "A Trump order to occupy an otherwise peaceful and unthreatened Greenland would likely be illegal six ways from Sunday. The U.S. military wouldn't obey it. The Supreme Court would enjoin it."
Jenkins added that Trump using force to seize Greenland will likely lead to a third impeachment.
Donald Trump delivered a long and meandering speech at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
"These realities, widely unmentioned in the current moment, probably aren't lost on Mr. Trump," he continues. "The whole kerfuffle fits better under the heading: Why is he throwing his presidency away? Look at his tariff and immigration overkill, his sagging approval ratings, likely GOP defeat in the House midterms, his probable impeachment soon after."
The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, toured the U.S. Military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. Because of NATO, the United States is already permitted to beef up defenses in Greenland without infringing upon its sovereignty. JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Despite European leaders' warnings that seizing Greenland will blow up NATO, Trump has not relented on the United States' sudden need to not only have access to Greenland for defense purposes, which the country already enjoys, but to control the island and its 57,000 residents outright.
Trump arrived in Switzerland on Wednesday morning for an abnormally tense appearance at this year's World Economic Forum.
The president looked like a bear dragged from hibernation as he sauntered forward on a tarmac in Switzerland, breathing heavily and struggling to walk in a straight line.
Trump appeared equally disheveled once he made it on stage, repeatedly referring to Greenland as "Iceland," a completely different country.
"I know we'd be there for them. I don't know that they'd be there for us with all of the money we expend, with all of the blood, sweat, and tears," Trump said. "They're not there for us on Iceland, I can tell you."
He continued, "Their stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland."
Trump mixed up the Atlantic islands again later in his speech.
Despite Trump's posturing, Greenland has not been overly forthcoming on the idea of being absorbed by the U.S. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
"Iceland, they love me," he said, referring to Greenland. "They called me 'Daddy' last time. A very smart man said, 'He's our daddy. He's running it.'"
Donald Trump has tried to cover up persistent bruising on his right hand with copious amounts of makeup. Reuters
The Daily Beast has led the way in reporting on Trump's deteriorating health and obvious signs of cognitive decline dating back to early last year.
President Donald Trump's cankles—pictured above in September—have been repeatedly on display in recent months. The Daily Beast/Getty
The president has sported bruised hands, swollen ankles, and developed an alarming habit of dozing off during high-stakes meetings with news cameras on him.
President Donald Trump has nodded off during public engagements, including during a Cabinet meeting last month. GIF by The Daily Beast/The White House
When speaking to the press, he now frequently makes mistakes—as he did in Davos—and rambles "incoherently," as he did during a bizarre, marathon news conference on Tuesday.
Polls from Greenland dating back to January 2025 show that more than 85 percent of its residents oppose being taken over by the United States. Even Fox News experienced the island's disdain for Trump firsthand when it sent a correspondent there last year.
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The MAGA-hat-wearing Greenland man touted as a Trump fan by Fox and right-wing influencers online, Timmy Zeeb, is alleged to be a serial criminal on the island.
Conservative outlets have been hard-pressed to find others in Greenland willing to speak fondly of Trump.
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The one guy in Greenland that likes trmp is a criminal. Who saw that coming?
I wonder how many world leaders are thinking this is the most opportune time in history to attack the US, because of what they just witnessed at davos ...
Well we won't be invading anytime soon..
Umm don't think we want you mob..can't speak and spell proper, drive on the wrong side of the road and eat heaps of Macca's..
What could go wrong??
I meant hostile takeover, there probably won't be any war. republicans have been selling off bits and pieces of america to our enemies for decades to enrich themselves. pretty soon it'll be too expensive to live here for the average american, and then we'll all be evicted to canada or mexico ...
When Rupert Murdoch (who has carried trmp's water for years) says you are in cognitive decline it's time for this Administration to sit up and listen
there's going to be a lot of former trump disciples sprinting for cover in the near future ...
Trump has been mentally ill for most of his life. His advancing into serious old age is dramatically aggravating it.
There is zero chance he can "get a grip". Someone in power needs to find a way to shut him down, or we need millions and millions of people in the streets so he gets scared.
Only his cabinet can do it. I'm not going to pretend I know Constitutional law but I'm certain Congress can't step in and 25th amendment him.
However...I could be wrong. I want to be wrong
He could be impeached immediately if the GOP in Congress had any guts.
Nope, you are correct. Only the VP and his cabinet can invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office. Congress can only get involved after the cabinet and VP have invoked the amendment, and that's only if the president contests it. In that case both the House and Senate will vote on the process, but both votes need to be a 2/3rd + vote or the process fails and the president resumes the power and duties of his office.
Overview of Twenty-Fifth Amendment, Presidential Vacancy and Disability | Constitution Annotated | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
That's why I said a few months ago that I would support a change to the amendment to allow Congressional action to start the process.
Impeachment with conviction removes him from office too.
Two paths. The first will never be taken. The second ... maybe ... after mid-terms.
In this case, impeachment and conviction is the proper path. The 25th is really more for impairment (in Trump's case, it would be based on the belief that he is mentally ill).
but he is mentally ill! Dementia is a form of mental illness and reduces one's capacity to function properly
YAY! I got something right for a change
I agree, but I have no expectation that his cabinet of sycophants would ever take action.
Even Biden's cabinet took no action and they were not incompetent sycophants.
Trump's mental illness is not so much dementia IMO, but rather psychopathy (antisocial personality disorder).
His posts on X are literally deranged.
Deranged, stupid or blatant lies. That's all Trump and his bigoted base of intentionally ignorant rednecks have left.
... from a diseased brain. it's starting to look like his inner circle didn't catch his stroke in time, probably on purpose ...
Truth Social, but I agree with your assessment.
Morning...geez when you start confusing Iceland with Greenland makes you wonder if he was confusing Iraq and Iran when he told the protesters "help was on its way"..last I heard they are still waiting...
Hmm maybe he will start confusing which country he lives in....now that could be interesting..
they probably had to divert AF-1 to the closest airport to collect an XXL straight jacket because of his last psychotic tantrum ...
Geez can Trump get anymore cringeworthy...
Thought some of our pollies were galahs, but he really does take the cake..
A galah... sounds spot on to me..
In Australian slang, a galah means a fool, idiot, or silly person, often used affectionately or mildly insultingly, derived from the bird's noisy, erratic behavior, with "flaming galah" being a popular, more emphatic version. It can describe someone making a fool of themselves (like "making a proper galah of oneself") or a group of silly people ("a pack of galahs").
There is an actual bird here called a Galah..they aren't the sharpest tool in the shed...
Soon he will start referring to himself as the President of the United States of North America.
Morning Hal...
I often think when Americans are visiting overseas countries now and people ask where are you from?
Wonder how many say Canada...
It is sad that the worst examples of humanity here will set the tone for how we all will be seen abroad. Pariah to the rest of the world in one year, thanks to the mentally ill person and Party that is in charge.
Yeah, it's off topic, but Trump could avoid bruising his hand if he stopped jerking off under his desk.
Good one Nerm..
I just about chocked on my Vegemite muffin laughing..
Whelp...No dinner for me tonight.
"Might be"? Wow.
"May be"? He was in cognitive decline during his first term when he couldn't spell "hamburger" and wanted folks to inject disinfectant to treat Covid.