The IMF’s banal language is sane-washing an economic crisis created by the egomaniacal Donald Trump

<p>Their latest report makes no mention of Greenland, Venezuela, or even Trump. This is just a pretence that normality continues </p><p>This week the IMF released an update to its World Economic Outlook, titled “<a href="https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/01/19/world-economic-outlook-update-january-2026?cid=bl-com-WEOET2026003">Global Economy: Steady amid Divergent Forces</a>” and, seriously, in what fricking world are they living? It was yet another example of international groups, governments and parts of the media sane-washing the utter crisis we all exist in because Donald Trump is an egomaniacal bully with the impulses of a spoiled toddler.</p><p>How’s this for timing: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/trump-tariff-european-countries-greenland">on Sunday</a> Donald Trump announced from 1 February he will levy a 10% tariff “on any and all goods sent to the United States” from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, and will increase it to 25% from 1 June unless they let the US gain control of Greenland.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/22/the-imfs-banal-language-is-sane-washing-an-economic-crisis-created-by-the-egomaniacal-donald-trump">Continue reading...</a>