Background Briefing: August 27, 2025
The U.S. is Caught Spying on a NATO Ally in Support of Trump’s Plot to Steal Greenland
We begin with the Danish government, a NATO ally, summoning the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen to complain about American intelligence operatives in Greenland developing lists of Greenlanders who might support a U.S. takeover from Denmark and more worrying, lists of Greenlanders who would oppose Trump’s often-stated goal of taking over Greenland. Joining us from Denmark is Mikkel Runge Olesen, a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies where he specializes in Arctic security and transatlantic relations.
Trump’s Antisemitic Conspiratorial Rant Threatening George Soros and His Son
Then we look into Trump’s antisemitic conspiratorial rant against George Soros on Truth Social threatening, “George Soros, and his wonderful Radical Left son, should be charged with RICO because of their support of Violent Protests, and much more, all throughout the United States of America….Soros, and his group of psychopaths, have caused great damage to our Country! That includes his Crazy, West Coast friends. Be careful, we’re watching you!” Joining us is Rick Wilson, a renowned political strategist, infamous ad-maker, writer, speaker, and political commentator. A 30-year veteran of national Republican politics, he got his start in the 1988 Presidential campaign of George Herbert Walker Bush. In December 2019, he co-founded the Lincoln Project and his books include Everything Trump Touches Dies and Running Against The Devil – A Plot To Save America from Trump And Democrats From Themselves.
Having Survived a Coup Attempt, Can We Endure Dictatorial Creep?
Then finally we speak with Lawrence Douglas, the James Grosfeld Chair in Law, Jurisprudence and Social Thought at Amherst College and a contributing opinion writer for The Guardian. His latest book is Will He Go? Trump and the Looming Electoral Meltdown in 2020 and we discuss his article at The Guardian, “America survived a coup attempt. Can it endure dictatorial creep?”