Do you suppose Trump wants Greenland to use as

[Mike 03]

9. Well, I'm not saying this is likely, but I think the attraction of

Greenland and particular areas of Canada is that they could be privately developed into safe cities where the very wealthy believe they can avoid the worst consequences of global warming. At the very least, Trump can emulate Putin's enormous underground bunkers where he, his family, Russian leadership and his oligarchs could theoretically ride out a nuclear war.

Some of the Silicon Valley billionaires have already begun to think in these terms. Trump's hostile relationship with California makes it difficult (but not impossible) for him to do something there. Texas or other states could be more likely. It's just so much easier to undertake major construction projects in the wilds of Canada or Greenland than in California.

I do think Trump wants what Himmler called Lebensraum, but not for all Americans--just for the elite, wealthiest, mostly-white men of status.