Donald Trump could soon be whisked away to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or the United Kingdom for his first foreign visit as he doubles down on claims he is going to have 'Greenland'.
The newly minted president told reporters aboard Air Force One on Jan. 25 that he may visit the Middle East or Britain soon.
'Could be Saudi Arabia. Could be UK. Traditionally it's UK,” he revealed.
“The last time I went to Saudi Arabia because they agreed to buy four, $50 billion worth of merchandise from the United States, including a lot of military equipment and agricultural machinery and other equipment.
“And if that offer was good, I would do it again.”
Asked whether he would get along with Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his government, Trump expressed confidence and said they would speak on call over the weekend.
'I've met him three times already. He came there twice. I have a phone call. He and I will be called in the next 24 hours. Now I get along with him, well, I like him a lot. He's a liberal, which is a little different for me, but I think he's a very good person.
“I think he's done really well so far. He does the job, but he represents his country in terms of.
His philosophy. I may not agree with his philosophy, but I have a very good relationship with him. I saw him twice at dinner with him at Trump Tower, as you probably know. '
President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he could soon drop off to Saudi Arabia or the UK for his first foreign visit
“The last time I went to Saudi Arabia because they agreed to buy four, $50 billion worth of merchandise from the United States, including a lot of military equipment and agricultural machinery and other equipment,” Trump said. Pictured: Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman with the president
Regarding his interest in acquiring Greenland and his heated conversation with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, President Trump noted that he has not ceded and believes the citizens want to be with us.
“It's just a tone of your question every time. I think Wheelan will be worked out with us. I think we'll have it. And I think people want to be with us. As you know, there are 55,000 people there.
'They want to be with us. I don't really know what Denmark has, but it would be a very unkind act if they didn't allow that to happen because it is for the protection of the free world. It's not for us. It's for the free world now.
'You have Russian chips, you have China chips, you have ships from different countries. It's not a good situation. And I believe we'll get that, yes, I really believe, I think we'll get other things too, that you.
'Talk about that. Nobody knows. But I think we'll get other other things. But I really believe that Greenland will get it because it really has to do with the freedom of the world, not only its freedom has nothing to do with the United States, except that we can be the one to provide the freedom.
'They can't do it. They can't. I mean, they put two dog sleds there two weeks ago. They thought that was protection.
Asked whether he would get along with Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer (pictured) and his government, the president expressed confidence and said they would speak on call over the weekend
President Trump also told DailyMail.com that January 25's sensational firing of 17 inspector generals was a “very standard thing to do”
During the call, Frederiksen was unyielding and reportedly singled out Greenland's parliament, which had unequivocally declared that the island was 'not for sale'
President Donald Trump and the late Queen Elizabeth II make a toast during a state banquet at Buckingham Palace during his first term
'People don't like the way they have been treated by Denmark. I don't like the way they have been treated by Denmark, and they like us. '
President Trump also told DailyMail.com that the sensational firing of 17 inspector generals late at night on January 25 was a “very standard thing to do.”
“Because it's a very common thing to do, and not all of them, Michael Horowitz, I thought his report on Comey was incredible, actually, such an accurate, well-done report.
“I just wish Bill Barr would use it, which he chose not to, but it was an incredible report. Michael Horowitz wrote the definitive report on James Comey and the FBI, and really got that going.
“And I understand that this wasn't real, I don't know, I don't know them, but some people thought some were dishonest, or some weren't doing the work. And it's a very standard thing to do, very much like the American lawyers. '
He also said he wants to change the colors of Air Force One from baby blue to power blue because it is “much more appropriate.”
This comes hours after the chairman of Inspector Generals pushed back at Donald Trump's mass shooting of government watchdogs, claiming the move is “not legally sufficient” in a strongly worded letter.
“It's widespread carnage. Whoever Trump puts in now will be seen as loyalists, and that undermines the entire system,” one of the unnamed fired officers told the Washington Post.
President Donald Trump's administration fired the independent inspectors general of more than a dozen major government agencies late Friday
Hannibal 'Mike' Ware, chairman of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, quickly challenges decisions that their shooting is 'not legally sufficient' in a highly reviewed letter
But shortly after Hannibal “Mike” Ware, Chairman of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency challenged the decision in a dun-biwed threat letter.
Posted to Sergio Gor, head of the Presidential Personnel Office, Ware, wrote: “I am writing in response to your email sent to me and other Inspectors General earlier this evening, in which you informed all of us that 'due to changing priorities, your position as inspector general. . . is terminated, effective immediately.
“As chairman of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), I encourage you to contact White House counsel to discuss your intended course of action.
“At this time, we do not believe the actions taken are legally sufficient to remove presidential appointees, Senate inspectors general confirmed.”
The Jan. 24 document further mentions the 2022 changes to the Inspector General Act of 1978 — which requires the president to notify Congress 30 days prior to removing IGS.
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers were left in disarray, saying the president may have violated a federal law that would give Congress 30-day notice of such firings, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Earlier on Saturday, Democrats from 21 House committees signed a joint letter defending the watchdogs' independence and pointing out that removing them without Congress would break the law.
“Fire Inspectors General without due cause is antithetical to good government, undermines the proper stewardship of taxpayer dollars and degrades the ability of the federal government to function effectively and efficiently,” the letter reads.
“We urge you to withdraw your unlawful action and fulfill your obligations to the American people.”
Ronald Reagan fired all existing IGs when he took office in 1981, but he later reinstated half of them after an intense backlash.
