Donald Trump's biographer, Michael Wolff, has provided an explanation for the former US president's change of attitude towards public threats to purchase Greenland, describing them as part of a communications strategy and not as real political plans.
Speaking on the podcast Inside Trump's Head, Wolff said that Trump's statements about a military invasion of Greenland or about imposing tariffs on some European countries that opposed the idea never had any substantive content. According to him, the main goal was to create media hype and keep global attention focused on Trump.
"We were one of the few who said from the beginning that this doesn't mean anything. He's not going to take Greenland. He's not going to implement these tariffs. This doesn't make any sense," Wolff said during a conversation with co-host Joanna Coles.
The author described the issue as another "Trump chapter" destined to close quickly, noting that the former president exploits a topic as much as he can to remain "at the center of the world for another day."
According to Wolff, the extensive media coverage of the Greenland idea served Trump to divert attention from other sensitive issues, such as the Epstein files, the American economy, and immigration - areas where, according to him, the polls put Trump at a disadvantage.
“He starts fires and enjoys watching firefighters work,” Wolff said, citing a close Trump aide. According to this interpretation, Trump creates high-intensity crises but never has the intention of seeing them through to the end.
Wolff's statements sparked a fierce reaction from the White House. Communications Director Stephen Cheung called the author a "proven liar and deceiver," claiming he makes up stories from his imagination.
In another statement, the White House stressed that the US administration remains optimistic about achieving strategic objectives regarding Greenland, underlining that a potential agreement would serve the long-term interests of the United States "at very little cost."
