即使是一位前美国大使也无法理解唐纳德·特朗普总统与长期盟友丹麦就其收购格陵兰岛(一个不出售的丹麦自治区)的利益发生争执的理由。
前驻俄大使迈克尔·麦克福尔周四告诉MSNBC，在特朗普计划对俄罗斯进行正式访问的几周前，他无法就特朗普是如何开始这场争端提供任何见解。
“我不能分析那个。我真的不明白。麦克福尔对主持人克雷格·梅尔文说:“他说的话没有逻辑。
“我想说清楚，如果这一战略有什么结果能给美国人民带来更好的结果，对吧——增强我们的安全，增强我们的繁荣——我可以为此鼓掌，”他补充道。“但他发表的这些空洞的声明与推进我们的国家安全利益没有任何联系。”
自从上周第一次报道特朗普推动白宫助手们看看美国是否可以收购格陵兰岛以来，他一直受到广泛批评。根据一份来自华盛顿邮报，要求“困惑”的工作人员。
唐纳德·特朗普总统于2019年8月21日星期三在华盛顿特区白宫南草坪离开时，停下来与记者和媒体成员交谈前美国驻俄罗斯大使迈克尔·麦克法尔告诉MSNBC，他对特朗普在格陵兰岛的言论没有任何理解。
丹麦首相梅特·弗雷德里克森对特朗普的询问做出回应，明确表示格陵兰岛不出售。
“格陵兰不是丹麦人。格陵兰属于格陵兰。我强烈希望这不是认真的，”弗雷德里克森周末告诉记者。她还称整个讨论“荒谬”，并说“谢天谢地，你买卖其他国家和人口的时间结束了。”
弗雷德里克森回应后不久，特朗普宣布推迟即将到来的全国之旅。他应丹麦女王邀请进行正式访问，计划于9月2日抵达。特朗普在推特上宣布改变计划，明确写道，他取消计划是因为弗雷德里克肯评论说她对讨论格陵兰岛没有兴趣。
特朗普后来在周三与白宫记者谈话时猛烈抨击弗雷德里克森，称她对他购买格陵兰岛的兴趣发表了“下流”的评论，他认为这些评论“不太好”
麦克法尔周四告诉MSNBC，特朗普的行为对美国海外利益造成的损害大于帮助。
“记住，丹麦是北约的盟友，”麦克法尔说。“当我们在9月11日遭到袭击时，他们和我们开战了。他们没有受到攻击。他们和我们一起去了阿富汗。他们人均损失了更多的士兵；他们失去的士兵比任何北约国家都多。他们再次与我们开战，与叙利亚的伊斯兰国作战。我们为什么要用这个荒谬的提议侮辱他们？”
FORMER AMBASSADOR CAN'T EXPLAIN TRUMP'S FEUD WITH DENMARK OVER GREENLAND: 'THERE'S NO LOGIC TO WHAT HE SAYS'
Even a former American ambassador can't make sense of President Donald Trump's rationale for feuding with longtime ally Denmark over his interest in acquiring Greenland — an autonomous Danish region that is not for sale.
Michael McFaul, the former ambassador to Russia, told MSNBC on Thursday that he couldn't provide any insight on what made Trump begin this dispute just weeks before he was scheduled to make an official visit to the nation.
"I can't analyze that. I honestly do not understand. There is no logic to what he says," McFaul told host Craig Melvin.
"And I want to be clear, if there were some outcome to this strategy that led to better outcomes for the American people, right — enhanced our security, enhanced our prosperity — I could applaud it," he added. "But there is no connection to these kinds of inane statements that he makes and advancing our national security interests."
Trump has been widely criticized since it was first reported last week that he pushed White House aides to see whether the United States could buy Greenland. According to a report from The Washington Post, the request "bewildered" staffers.
President Donald Trump stops to talk to reporters and members of the media as he departs on the South Lawn at the White House on Wednesday, Aug 21, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Trump lashed out at Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after she called his interest in purchasing Greenland "absurd." Former American Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul told MSNBC that he can't make any sense of Trump's Greenland comments.
Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, responded to Trump's inquiry by making it clear that Greenland is not for sale.
"Greenland is not Danish. Greenland belongs to Greenland. I strongly hope that this is not meant seriously," Frederiksen told reporters over the weekend. She also called the entire discussion "absurd" and said "thankfully, the time where you buy and sell other countries and populations is over."
Shortly after Frederiksen's response, Trump announced that he was postponing an upcoming trip to the nation. He had been invited by the Queen of Denmark for an official visit and was scheduled to arrive on September 2. In a Twitter post announcing the change of plans, Trump explicitly wrote that he cancelled because of Frederiken's comments that she would have no interest in discussing Greenland.
Trump later lashed out at Frederiksen while talking to reporters at the White House on Wednesday, claiming that she made "nasty" comments about his interest in buying Greenland that he didn't think were "very nice."
McFaul told MSNBC on Thursday that Trump's behavior is causing more harm than help to American interests overseas.
"Remember, Denmark is a NATO ally," McFaul said. "They went to war with us when we were attacked on September 11th. They weren't attacked. They went to Afghanistan with us. They lost more soldiers per capita; they lost more soldiers than any NATO nation. And they went to war again with us to fight ISIS in Syria. Why are we insulting them by this ridiculous offer?"
