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2026-01 • Amid renewed interest in asserting U.S. control over Greenland, President Trump sent messages to Norway and publicly suggested that denial of the Nobel Peace Prize freed him from focusing on peace, while his administration floated or imposed punitive trade measures on countries backing Denmark and Greenland, alarming NATO partners who likened the pressure tactics toward an allied Arctic territory—where the U.S. already operates a major base—to great-power bullying.

2025-07 • Trump sued CBS and Paramount over a 60 Minutes interview he claimed was deceptively edited to hurt his campaign, resulting in a $16 million settlement to avoid prolonged litigation, despite legal experts denouncing the suit as meritless and a chilling precedent for press freedom.

2025-06 • Trump sued respected pollster Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register under consumer fraud laws after a poll showed him trailing ahead of the election, an action widely criticized as an attack on press freedom and a frivolous use of the courts to punish unfavorable predictions.

2025-02 • Federal employees were sent emails from the Office of Personnel Management and other agencies demanding they list recent work accomplishments, with warnings that non-response could lead to consequences including being considered as resigning. The communications have been criticized as coercive or unlawful.

2024-11 • Trump said Liz Cheney should 'see how it feels to face guns,' widely seen as a firing squad reference, stoking outrage over violent rhetoric against political opponents.