Looks like Lawrence was right?

[senseandsensibility]

For weeks now, Lawrence O'Donnell has been saying that this whole Greenland thing is a distraction from the Epstein files. I was ambivalent about his theory, but it looks like he was right. The only thing I would add that is that it is also a distraction from Ukraine. If this debacle hadn't engulfed the entire meeting, Europe would have been pressuring trump about Ukraine.

TACO strikes again, and the corporate media obliges by NOT reporting on what trump doesn't want covered.

[SheltieLover]

1. It's always best to pay attention to what msm does not cover, at least here in the United States of Extortion.

[waterwatcher123]

2. Trump lies like the rest of us breathe. I would not trust this man's utterances.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. Lawrence will have fun tonight

I saw last night’s episode. Lawrence did predict that trump would chicken out

[senseandsensibility]

5. Must watch TV!

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[stopdiggin]

4. still believe that Greenland has nothing whatsoever to do with Epstein

And, on a scale of 1 to 10 - is about a thousand times more important - (employing almost any meaningful measuring stick)

[senseandsensibility]

6. You're right that they have nothing to do with each other

Trump is using an invented "problem" with Greenland that he created to distract from Epstein. That's why it's propaganda.

[stopdiggin]

15. disagree. Greenland is NOT a 'distraction' - a 'diversion' or a 'sideshow'

Greenland is a REAL deal. When the U.S. president is moving publicly and with real intent - against NATO. That is not 'puffery' and/or 'distraction'. That's real world demolition and disorder - served up large.

And when history shines back its mirror on this period ... The big mystery will always remain - what on earth were all these people nattering on about .. ? When this narcissistic megalomaniac was dismantling world order in real time .. ?

If anything represents shiny trinkets and baubles here - it is the fixation with Epstein.

[JokeHer]

16. I think both are true.

He’s insane AND it’s a useful distraction.

[stopdiggin]

18. perhaps true

in the same sense that an F5 tornado ripping the roof off the school building - is a 'distraction' from the middle school music program ...

[MadameButterfly]

9. I think he really was planning to invade Greenland

and got talked out of it because someone explained to him things like NATO, WWIII, and Europe's ability to dump our debt. Or if he didn't get it, enough Republicans understood, to say no (in private).

The timing might have been about Epstein, but not the substance.

[Emile]

7. Boy, you could see that when he got pissed off at the auto worker

for calling him out.

[Bev54]

8. Well now that he has TACO'd again maybe they can get back to the Epstein

files. Although now everyone has to wait to see what the next shoe will be to drop for distraction.

Edit to add: I might be pretty nervous if I was living in Cuba right now.

[MadameButterfly]

11. He won't ever let the Epstein files out

Whatever it takes. Our only hope is that someone will leak it, or reporters will put it all together. At grave risk to themselves.

[Fil1957]

10. I actually think Trump was serious about Greenland, but the 870 point drop in the stock market on Tuesday spooked him.

That stove is hot Donald! Don't touch it if you know what's good for you!

A falling stock market is about the only thing that restrains him.

[KPN]

12. That makes sense. Greenland is just a big distraction;

a giant “look over there!”

[Zelda_Orchid]

13. This will be the paradigm: Every Trump failure will bring about another Trump failure.

[progressoid]

14. EVERYTHING is a distraction from the Epstein files

[LetMyPeopleVote]

17. Lawrence had fun

Lawrence was great tonight

[fujiyamasan]

19. I don't think he cares that much about the Epstein files

In a way, he’s probably ok with some of the details leaking out, because it’s more evidence of what a “man” he is and how he got so much action from young girls.

Remember this is one seriously sick fuck we’re talking about. The girls were trophies and he knows his base is fine with it. Child rape, pedophilia? Meh, no big deal. As long he’s hurting the people he should be hurting, right?

He also figures he’s got Bondi doing the dirty work for him to delay as long as possible. It works well for him since the courts are useless in forcing anything to happen. Simultaneously, he feels like he’s won already. After all, Epstein himself is dead and well… who’s going to do anything about it? Republicans? Hahahaha

As for Greenland, I think it’s about mineral rights and wanting a legacy of expansion. He’s obsessed with McKinley — the tariffs and increasing US territory with Hawaii.

Ultimately both Greenland and his assault with ICE are about his ego and wanting people to bow down before him and recognizing his true greatness.

[H2O Man]

20. Recommeded.

[Cosmocat]

21. Yes and no

Everything de facto is a distraction from it.

But, its actually giving him too much credit to say its all done for that reason, he isnt nearly that thoughtful about things, and it takes away from his truly deranged he is - he wants to blow shit up, kill people actually take Greenland as a trophy and pillage it like he did w Venezuela, etc., etc., etc.