LJanuary 16 2026 Update

“Friday morning offered a stark snapshot of how badly Donald Trump is failing the country. While leaders in Beijing were finalizing a historic trade agreement, Trump was at the White House holding a rambling, incoherent press event, per usual.

As China and Canada concluded what is being described as a $1 trillion strategic trade partnership, Trump was threatening massive tariffs on countries that refuse to support a U.S. invasion of Greenland. At a supposed roundtable on rural health care, the president pivoted almost immediately to attacking longtime European allies and warning of punitive tariffs if they do not “go along with Greenland.” It’s as deranged as it is dangerous.”