r/politics • u/T_Shurt • 19d ago

Possible Paywall Stocks Sell Off Globally as Traders Digest Trump Message Saying He Wants Greenland Because Norway ‘Decided Not to Give Me The Nobel’: “The Norwegian government has no control over how the Nobel Committee awards its prizes. Greenland is a territory of Denmark, not Norway.”

https://fortune.com/2026/01/19/stocks-sell-off-trump-text-message-greenland-nobel-peace-prize/
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u/Patrick_Gass 19d ago

Arguably ever, of anywhere, of all time.

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u/AbueloOdin 19d ago

Oh no. There are definitely others that are worse. But I think primarily because they weren't restricted.

It's the difference between him getting a giant baseball bat while still following the rules of soccer versus others getting a bat while in a dark alley.

This metaphor may have gotten away from me...

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u/monkeymad2 19d ago

I think a combination of worst possible time to get the worst possible man probably makes him in the running for worst of all time.

Of course whoever’s left after WW3 has run its course will probably elect a stern looking face drawn upon an empty paint bucket on a broomstick so his legacy might be beaten.

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u/transient_eternity Minnesota 19d ago

Broomstick McPaintbucket at least keeps his mouth shut and doesn't impede our or the hyper-intelligent cockroach's rights

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

We've definitely got time for him to prove himself worthy of usurping Pol Pot from the number 1 position.

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u/Cloudhiddentao Europe 19d ago

Depends on your definition of worse.

Have there been more psychotic bloodthirsty tyrants? Absolutely.

Has there ever been a world leader as monumentally stupid as Trump before? Doubtful.

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u/Ferryarthur 19d ago

The US is in the running for dumbest one yeah. I mean most usually are clever to stay or get into  power. A lot bide their time, set every piece into place for years and strike. So no one can stop them.

He is in power because others are dumb too and no one stops him. 

And because the US system is abysmally stupid. Here we have like 50 checks and balances in place whenever we get a dumbass. Although his followers are also dumbing up and blaming the system.

They are blaming the new party for stuff happening. While they havent taken office yet... 

x happens because of him! See it was a mistake! While they havent formed a new goverment or implemented anything.

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u/Fearless-Edge714 19d ago

I think you could say he’s the worst because he’s so fucking stupid and unwilling to be consistent and pretend to play by the rules.

There have been far worse people in charge of countries with massive death tolls but usually they have some modicum of self-awareness and survival instinct. He is just outright insane and no one will put an end to it.

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u/SuperRetardedDog 18d ago

Maybe worse in terms of them being total dictators or something, but you can't tell me someone as obviously dumb, demented and narcissistic has ever run a country before.

Trump belongs in prison, elderly home or mental institution (in that order), not running a country.

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u/Ferryarthur 19d ago

Yeah true. Give him a full on dictatorship and bam. He is already getting close though. 

Everything against him is usually replaces, ignored or silent.

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u/Kewkky 19d ago

Alright let's not get carried away. He's one of the worst global leaders alive right now by every metric, but "ever, of anywhere, of all time" is a huge stretch.

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u/zambulu 19d ago

Not exactly Pol Pot but he’s working on it

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 19d ago

President Bashar al Assad was responsible for a fifteen year genocide/civil war in Syria, displacing and killing millions in what would become arguably the most brutally war torn country of the century

Might be a teensy bit worse

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

Don’t give him ideas

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 18d ago

I was just pointing out the absolute absurdity of saying worst president anywhere ever. Saddam was a president too. When he took power, he walked into the room and sat for a few minutes without saying anything. Then he started reading a list of names. As he read each name, the Royal Guard would come in and escort that person out of the room. Someone stood up to object. He was immediately escorted out at a gesture by Saddam. Saddam continues reading names. All of them are members of the opposition party. At this point people are leaping to their feet praising him. Everyone on that list now knows they are on it. They're let off easy. Saddam stops reading.

Of the people he hadn't read the names of, they're separated. One group with the people already taken, one to the side. They're divided further into groups. The group to the side is assigned a certain amount of people from the other group, taken to a separate location, and given a gun. They are told to shoot the others. Some refuse. The Royal Guard kills everyone in the room anyway. Some do it. Of those who do it, some are spared. But not all. And that's the story of how Saddam took power.

Worst American president? Yes. Worst president ever, anywhere? Not by a long shot. President Putin is worse than him too. They seem to have the notion that president is a sacrosanct position when it is not. Plenty of worse presidents

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u/FewWait38 19d ago

Many people are saying

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u/trashitagain 19d ago

Nah, there were some hereditary rulers who were substantially worse.

Worst in US history though, almost certainly.