Trump Greenland: US president 'mulls buying island from Denmark'

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  1. Sobo

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    I think it just makes his supporters feel better but this activity certainly indicates an authoritarian personality who believes he can force everyone to do what he wants or punish them. The one good about it is I think he overestimates both his own and US power.
     
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    The art of pissing people off ....

    Fuming Danish politicians say US President Donald Trump offended the Danish queen by abruptly cancelling his trip to the country. Trump called off the visit after Denmark refused to discuss selling Greenland to the US.

    On Wednesday, Trump announced he will be “postponing” his visit to Denmark, originally planned for early September, after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen refused to entertain his idea of the US buying Greenland, which is a Danish dependency.

    Danish politicians were baffled by Trump’s decision. Some even said his sudden move offends the nation’s ruling monarch, Queen Margrethe II, who formally invited Trump. “This goes against everything, and it’s a big insult to the Queen as the host,”Soren Espersen, an MP from the Danish People’s Party, told news agency Ritzau.
     
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    ...just a thought...but...do you think we could we sell Northern Ireland to Trump...I mean its got the same dilapidated slums and an alcoholic population bent on killing themselves...he could get it for a snip now that the Games of Thrones people have packed up and gone home!
     
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    We could throw in Scotland at the same time...slums and booze...

    He already owns a golf course there.
     
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    yeah....but he'd be stuck with Nicola Sturgeon.....euch....I wouldn't wish that on him!
     
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    ...He could buy Greendale! The home of Postman Pat and his black and white cat.....
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    The US has to put tariffs on everything Danish and put anybody on a blacklist, blockade all ports till they sell Greenland.
     
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    Greenland the 51st State

    Send all the Eskimos back to .....Eskimoland

    Our hardy New Englanders need lebensraum
     
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    What do they produce? Lego? Carlsberg beer?

    I don't play with Legos, and I drink American craft beer ('The Calling' by Boulevard is best beer on the planet), so I guess I'll survive.
     
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    American craft beer is un-American, Bud Light is American.

    I have no idea what they produce, but what ever it is slap crippling tariffs on it, blockade the country, travel ban all Danish, built a wall against illegal Danish immigrants and so on, till their Queen comes to WH asking to take a knee and beg for forgiveness and hand over the key for Greenland.
     
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    A French individual is NOT "The French".
    And it took a Big Stick President like Teddy to get it done.


    Now is the time to Go For Greenland.
    If Denmark doesn't wish to do business, then . . . . .
     
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    Trump and his followers probably didn't know the US already has two bases in Greenland that will hold up to 10,000 people.
     
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    Insulting allies ... Do you have allies left?
     
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    Military Bases In Greenland | Navy, Army, Air Force ...
    https://www.cobases.com/overseas/greenland
    Is military base in Greenland The Thule United States Air Base was opened on 1941 when Greenland gave the complete control of their security in the US making it the only military station of the United States in the northern part of the world.
     
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    Yeah, sure...

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    Teddy did it after his French friend talked him into it.

    Then what?
     
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    Yes, we still have the Germs (Germans).
     
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    The Orange Oaf is cancelling his trip to Denmark because they won't agree to talking about selling Greenland.

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    Denmark should offer to swap Greenland for California and $30 trillion.
     
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    Actually not. Merkel has broken openly with Trump. He doesnt even come here even so Germany is (or was) seen as USA most important ally.

    As for Denmark. Trump has issues and this appears to be dementia in middle stage. His erratic behavior is not normal.
     
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    He's probably just testing his base to see how Dictatorial they will let him be.
     
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    Germany has never been our most important ally, Sobo.

    Trump is erratic, but there's no reason for him to travel to Denmark.
     
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    He got invited by the danish queen and accepted that invitation. What he does here is an unknown diplomatic insult.

    You obviously dont realize how this is seen outside your foxhole

    As for the erst:

    Well President Bush and Clinton both said Germany is USA most important ally. We have most powerful economy, rule over Europe and are only western nation able to negotiate between east and west.

    But this changed now:

    https://katehon.com/article/almost-no-ally-why-germany-increasingly-turning-away-united-states

    Germany turns away from USA.
     

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