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Concern Trump has taste for more missions

Irish Daily Star

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January 06, 2026

DONALD Trump's storming of Venezuela and seizure of its leader Nicolas Maduro has fuelled fears of other US military missions threatening the world order.

- BY CHRIS HUGHES

Mr Trump warns Washington has its sights on Greenland, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and even Iran - as Europe scrambles to try and react to the US President's dramatic show of force.

After Maduros capture at the weekend, the White House posted a black and white image of President Trump at an airport with the caption “No games. FAFO”.

The acronym for the slang term “F***ed Around and Found Out” was seen by some commentators as indicating a new hardline approach to US foreign policy.

There have been fears that America’s actions could have repercussions across the world - including in Ukraine and Taiwan.

Mr Trump has repeatedly proposed annexing Greenland, despite objections from Denmark's leader urging him to “stop the threats” over the strategic and mineral-rich island.

But Washington believes the growing danger of Russian hypersonic rockets to the US means the Arctic territory would offer it a much better early-warning missile system.

Greenland’s mineral resources have also come under scrutiny for his “America first” greed and desire to impose a new world order using military might.

The President said “we need Greenland from the standpoint of national security”.

Greenland’s PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen slammed the idea as a “fantasy”.

Mr Trump is unpredictable and may use the special forces seizure of Maduro as leverage against other belligerents, without doing anything.

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