I agree that it's bizarre to see the MAGA influencer crowd march in lockstep towards Canada and Greenland. Especially the immediate switch to military dick measuring. A lot of it is grifting, but Trump is also has a genius knowledge of his audience and I think he sensed this is a wave he can ride.

I don't think Trump actually wants to absorb Canada, though. If that turns out to be the case it would be more alarming, but in my opinion this is a business negotiation ploy that he's used many times before. The example I always go to is that he called Ben Carson a dangerous maniac but later invited him to join his cabinet.