Posted on 03/28/2025 5:29:50 PM PDT by Red Badger
If you think President Trump is just goofing around about Greenland or just using it for some sort of negotiation leverage, you would be wrong.
And President Trump
FULL TRANSCRIPT:
We need Greenland, very importantly, for international security. We have to have Greenland.
It’s not a question of “Do you think we can do without it?” We can’t.
If you look at Greenland right now, if you look at the waterways, you have Chinese and Russian ships all over the place.
And we’re not going to be able to do that. We’re not relying on Denmark or anybody else to take care of that situation.
Here’s a longer clip with even stronger language:
Even BioClandestine, who usually has a very strong read on things, is intrigued by the way President Trump is approaching this….
Rare Earth minerals?
Military need?
Trade routes?
All of the above?
What do you think?
Are you on board with President Trump’s aggressive stance on Greenland?
In related news, JD Vance is in Greenland today…
They’re pulling out all the stops and playing to win on this one, trust me:
Vice President JD Vance Calls Out Denmark During Visit To Greenland
Vice President JD Vance called out Denmark during his visit to Greenland on Friday.
Greenland is currently part of the government of Denmark but has "wide-ranging autonomy, which was extended in 2009."
Vance, while speaking to Greenlanders, shared, “Our message to Denmark is very simple. You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland.”
Vance later pitched the idea of Greenland joining the United States and shared, “coming under the United States’ security umbrella than you have been under Denmark’s security umbrella,”
Check out what CNN reported:
Vice President JD Vance on Friday made the highest-profile case to date for American control of Greenland during a controversial visit to the semiautonomous island, which its residents had resisted and its leaders said was unwelcome.
“We want to have good relationships with everybody,” Vance said during a visit to an American military installation high above the Arctic Circle. “But part of having good relations is showing your strength when you have to.”
It was the clearest message yet to Greenlanders who have been watching with anxiety as President Donald Trump vows to acquire their land “one way or another.” Vance, who only decided in the last few days to make the trip, said Denmark had neglected its territory and that America could no longer ignore Russian and Chinese alleged designs on the island.
“Our message to Denmark is very simple,” Vance said. “You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland.”
He repeatedly claimed the island was vulnerable and that the United States had “no other option” than to ramp up its presence there.
Greenland would be better off “coming under the United States’ security umbrella than you have been under Denmark’s security umbrella,” he said, saying it was the “policy of the United States” to see changes to the island’s Danish leadership.
Per BBC:
JD Vance wasted little time before launching into a heavy dressing down of Denmark. As expected, he blasted the Nordic country for what he claimed was decades of neglecting military spending and investment in Greenland’s security architecture. He said Denmark had left the region vulnerable to Russian and Chinese encroachment.
However, he was keen to spell out that the US "argument is not with the people of Greenland, but with the leadership of Denmark".
It was notable that the tone was softer, and Trump’s threats to annex the territory were downplayed, with Vance instead repeating that the United States supported Greenland’s right to self-determination - but that an independent Greenland should partner the United States. One Danish reporter said Vance had used a bit of a "good cop, bad cop" by saying that the US has no problem with the Greenlanders.
Though the speech trashed Denmark, there was a nervousness beforehand that it might have been worse. This wasn’t, at least, an escalation.
And there were no plans for enlarging the American military footprint in terms of troops on the ground or more bases, though he did comment that the US would carry out more investment in more icebreakers and naval ships.
This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.
President Trump V2.0: No more Mr. Nice Guy.
Dan Bongino: Cutesy Time is over...................
The 51st state, right on Mr. Prez!
NO...we don’t need to own it...it won’t happen...but we can have a big footprint.
We can have discussions with Denmark and with Greenland.
But, should discussions not prove productive, I will go ahead and get this out there ahead of time:
I will not support an invasion of Greenland. The whole idea is bizarre, crazy, and morally wrong.
How about a treaty with Denmark allowing us greater access? I would be happy to vote for ratification.
“the US would carry out more investment in more icebreakers”
The current ice-breaking fleet is woefully short of ships.
Honestly, this is the strangest thing I think I’ve ever seen in the news. It reminds me as if I live in the time we bought the Louisiana Purchase.
I feel like I need one of those hats ol’ Ben Frankliln wore when he went to France.
I can see where this is headed.
The United States, Greenland and Denmark will make a deal that Greenland will become an independent protectorate of the United States. That will give our military the right to patrol Greenland’s coasts and airspace, and declare a 200 mile exclusion zone around the island, chase away any Chinese, Russian or otherwise unfriendlies away ...............
Agree, we should not invade. We have an air force base there, don’t we? If we can negotiate a larger presence, fine. But we should not violate their sovereignty by taking over the island.
Yeah, yeah - just sit this one out, right?
Yeah. That sounds about right.
Can’t bribe ‘em with some beer or something?
Please get us, US, taken care of first. Greenland people do not want us.
Trump won’t be taking advice from FR and he has a long history of getting what he wants.
Independence for Greenland...................
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