The average middle American would stop this happening to their daughter.
Posted on 04/01/2025 6:41:42 AM PDT by Red Badger
Democrat Delaware Sen. Chris Coons told CNN Monday that the “average middle American” is too dumb to identify Greenland on a world map.
Coons criticized President Donald Trump’s plan to purchase Greenland from Denmark and make it U.S. territory for resource and national security purposes, arguing that the plan will not resonate with the average American because they do not even know where the island is. Trump said no options for acquiring Greenland are off the table, emphasizing that a takeover of the island is a necessity to protect the U.S. against the threat of Russia and China’s increasing influence in the arctic.
“[Trump’s] threatening a NATO ally with military action. It’s insane, it’s unmoored. And we could spend all of our time huffing and puffing about how ridiculous it is, but look, your average Trump voter is laughing at us and saying ‘he’s owning the libs,’ and your average middle American says ‘why are you wasting your time worrying about Greenland, I can’t even find it on a map,'” Coons said. WATCH:
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Greenland, which is semi-autonomous from Denmark, has not responded well to Trump’s ambition to annex the land. Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Sunday statement that the U.S. will not take control of the island, while Danish leaders and residents of Greenland have also expressed anger over the president’s suggestion.
Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker during a Saturday interview that there is a “good possibility” that the U.S. could acquire Greenland without military force, though he has not completely ruled it out.
The president stated on Truth Social in December that acquiring Greenland is an “absolute necessity” for the purposes of national security and freedom around the world. The U.S. currently operates Pittufik U.S. Space Base on the island, which contains a radar station that is part of the U.S.’ early warning system for ballistic missiles, according to the Department of Defense.
Vice President J.D. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited Greenland on Friday, where the vice president accused Denmark of not keeping the island safe from the threat of Russia and China and said the U.S. would do a more effective job in carrying out that mission. The Danish foreign minister, who expressed displeasure at Vance’s visit, said Denmark and Greenland are “very much open to discussing” a heightened U.S. military presence on the island.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has threatened to increase his nation’s influence in the arctic, said Friday he is taking Trump’s plan to acquire Greenland “seriously.”
Sadly, he’s probably correct, which shows us just how badly our kids are being taught in Dem run schools.
HE certainly is, with that kind of a mentality. Probably couldn’t find his OWN a*& with both hands and a map!
I’m afraid in this he is correct. Many Americans can’t find America on a map, let alone any other country.
That was my first thought. Average American Democrats are too dumb to know how to use a map.
War is God’s way of teaching geography to Americans. Simply declare war on Greenland. (Doesn’t he mean Iceland?)
Thank you Senator Coons for making the case to eliminate the Department of Education.
This is too rich. Coons is no Mensa candidate.
Coons must have inferred that from the people who voted for him, and, in that respect, his inference is correct.
If he said those under 40 couldn’t find it on a map, I might agree.
Awesome, the moron just verified that our school systems suck!!
It is more likely that the average American could not find Delaware on a map.
I would give the challenge to find Greenland on a map to members of Congress and elementary and secondary teachers. The failure rate would be shocking.
He’s close to being right.
He’s talking about his consituency: Low-IQ and brain-dead woke that probably couldn’t find their own buts if it weren’t for their cellphones...
He’s probably not wrong. Never underestimate the complete ignorance of the average American today. That being said, it’s a stupid thing to say.
This guy probably hasn’t seen his own intelligence for most of his life. He served under Biden and was part of his defence team later taking his slot in the senate after Biden went to VP. He lied about not raising taxes in his efforts to balance the Delaware budget in 2010. He has been successful in his political aspirations because he lives and runs in a state so liberal there has been only one president from the state in history and that was Biden.
We don’t see the back side of the moon. But I’ll bet it’s there.
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And what party caused that ignorance?
Democrat Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, look at a globe, I’m almost willing to bet even you could find Greenland.
Greenland is part of northern of Michigan, right?
It takes really dumb constituents to vote for such.
Waving hand! Greenland is that little green island by the big icy island, right? What, no? Well, today it is self identifying as Greenland, so there, humph.
The average middle American would stop this happening to their daughter.
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