Jan 9, 2026, 6:48 amJan 9, 2026, 6:48 am
US President Donald Trump sees himself as being obliged only to his own conscience when it comes to foreign policy. “I don’t need international law,” he said in an interview with the New York Times. He doesn’t intend to harm people.
US President Donald Trump talks about his foreign policy.Image: keystone
Journalists at the newspaper asked Trump whether there were any limits to his global power. According to the New York Times, it was just one thing: “My own sense of morality. My own mind. That’s the only thing that can stop me.”
When the journalists asked, Trump then said that the US government had to adhere to international law. But: “It depends on what the definition of international law is,” he said.
Trump: US should own Greenland
After the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the US military, members of Congress in the US, among others, questioned the legality of the action in Venezuela. Trump is also showing increased interest in Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark – and the White House caused a stir by stating that, as commander in chief, the use of the US military was available to him “at any time as an option”.
In the interview with the New York Times, Trump reiterated that, in his view, the USA should own Greenland – because this is “psychologically necessary for success”. Trump bases his interest in Greenland on US national security and the island’s natural resources. (dab/sda/dpa)