Thursday, January 22, 2026

    Charles, Did you see what happened today in Davos, Switzerland!? Because it would be funny if it weren't so deeply embarrassing and dangerous:   President Trump stood before world leaders at the World Economic Forum and delivered an hour-long speech where he threatened our NATO allies, demanded the United States acquire Greenland, and warned Denmark they could either say yes "or we will remember." But here's the thing: He kept calling Greenland "Iceland." Multiple times. Four separate instances where he confused the two countries entirely. Let me be clear: Iceland and Greenland are completely different places. Iceland is an independent nation and a NATO ally. Greenland is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, also our NATO ally. They're not interchangeable. They're not the same landmass. They're separate countries with separate governments and separate people. This isn't a slip of the tongue. This isn't misspeaking once. This is the President of the United States threatening our closest allies while not even knowing which country he's talking about. And it gets worse. Trump called Greenland "a piece of ice" and told world leaders: "You can say yes and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no and we will remember." That's not diplomacy. That's a mob shakedown on the world stage. I spent six years in the White House under Presidents Bush and Clinton. I worked in presidential communications. I held some of the highest security clearances our nation grants. This is not how American leadership is supposed to look. When I served, we understood that our alliances weren't transactions—they were the foundation of our security. Denmark lost more troops per capita in Afghanistan than we did. They've bled alongside us. And now they're being threatened by a president who can't even keep straight which country he's trying to take over. This is humiliating. It's dangerous. And it needs to stop. But it won't stop unless we have a Congress willing to stand up and say enough is enough. My opponent, Ben Cline, has been nothing but a rubber stamp for this madness. He's stood by silently as Trump embarrasses our nation, alienates our allies, and threatens the foundations of the NATO alliance that has kept the peace for 75 years. Congress has a constitutional duty to check the executive branch. Article I gives them that power. But they have to be willing to use it—and that means electing representatives who will put country over party and principle over politics. That's why I'm running. Because we need leaders in Congress who will stand up to this. Leaders who understand what's at stake. Leaders who won't be intimidated into silenc

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