Trump Doesn’t Even Know What Greenland Is (w/ Rep. Sarah McBride) | The Bulwark Podcast

In his rambling mess of a speech at Davos, Trump confused Iceland and Greenland, and demonstrated that he doesn't understand how NATO works. The infamous draft-dodger also seemed to call Truman and Eisenhower "stupid" for not just taking Greenland after WWII. Nevertheless, his threat to somehow get the island is undermining our international rules-based order. Plus, the secret, imperfect alliance in Congress that is blocking anti-trans legislation, the growing Dem opposition to the DHS funding bill, and the need to fight the trust deficit in the country —and the anger-tainment that is driving it. Delaware's Rep. Sarah McBride joins Tim Miller. Show Notes: Sam's, JVL's and Andrew's reaction to the Davos speech: https://youtube.com/live/SEsiX7elLTs?feature=share McBride's column in Delaware's News Journal: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/opinion/2026/01/14/sarah-mcbride-delaware-representative-donald-trump-opinion/88161879007/ Get 20% off when you go to https://trustandwill.com/BULWARK Chapters: 0:00 Intro   0:50 Trump’s Davos speech breaks as taping begins 1:12 Why presidential rhetoric matters 3:54 Kids bullied using Trump rhetoric 7:11 Setting up Sarah McBride 7:31 Sarah McBride joins the show 8:41 Trump Greenland and Davos fallout 9:39 Greenland NATO and real world consequences 13:02 An 80 year inflection point and Trump history rants 16:42 Inside the Denmark CODEL 18:32 Economic coercion tariffs and instability 22:27 Why the Greenland gambit fails 23:33 Dog sleds and reality on the ground 24:47 Ad break Trust and Will 26:20 Budget fights DHS and shutdown strategy 27:33 Secret Congress and stopping anti trans riders 30:29 Imperfect allies and coalition politics 37:25 The Axios trans gotcha question 46:18 What McBride has actually delivered 49:46 Faith in democracy and closing argument 51:11 Wrap up Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join