1. United States
2. Maine
3. Letter

RE: Calling on Congress to Stop the Unhinged Madness Dear Members of Congress, President Trump’s message to Norway’s Prime Minister—reportedly circulated beyond Norway through U.S. diplomatic channels—was unhinged. It was shot through with falsehoods and grievance, including fixation on the Nobel Peace Prize and demands framed around “Complete and Total Control of Greenland.” This is not normal statecraft. It is erratic behavior from a sitting president, broadcast outward.  This should trigger an immediate, bipartisan congressional response—not hand-wringing, not silence, and not more “nothing we can do.” Congress has oversight authority for a reason. Use it. Journalist Garrett M. Graff put it bluntly: “We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done… A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.” That is where we are.  And Americans are not stupid. While this diplomatic sabotage unfolds, the public is also watching major developments at home— including renewed scrutiny and legal pressure over the still-incomplete release of Epstein-related investigative files (despite a congressional deadline) and a House Judiciary hearing scheduled for January 22, 2026 involving former Special Counsel Jack Smith. Whether this foreign-policy tantrum is “distraction” or not, it is still dangerous—and Congress still has a duty to act.  So I’m asking you directly: Do you intend to let a president’s personal grievances and ego drive the United States into escalating confrontations with allies and partners—and destabilize global security—because Congress refuses to do its job? Hold public hearings immediately. Demand testimony and documents. Reassert Congress’s constitutional powers on foreign policy, national security, and the guardrails meant to protect this country from exactly this kind of recklessness.