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Trump had ‘horrendous’ call with Danish PM over Greenland: Report
semafor ^ | January 24, 2025, 2:34pm EST | Diego Mendoza

Posted on 01/24/2025 1:18:02 PM PST by Miami Rebel

US President Donald Trump had a “fiery” and contentious phone call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen last week, during which Trump insisted he was serious about taking over Greenland, European officials told the Financial Times.

The officials, who were not identified by the FT, said the conversation had gone very badly, with one describing it as “horrendous.” Another official said that Trump’s intention to take over Greenland was “serious, and potentially very dangerous.”

For weeks, Trump has voiced his interest in taking over Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada, in what analysts say reflect his hardball diplomacy. Frederiksen has asserted that Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, is not for sale.

While her office dismissed the officials’ “interpretation” of the Trump call, one former Danish official told the FT that Trump also threatened to target Denmark with tariffs.

Trump’s critics have warned that his interest in Greenland — which occupies a strategically important position for the US — will destabilize the US alliance with Denmark, Semafor reported, while Trump allies argue that a bigger role for the US in Greenland would be vital to national security in countering Russia and China.

The call is “likely to deepen European concerns that Trump’s return to power will strain transatlantic ties more than ever,” the FT wrote, while Atlantic writer Anne Applebaum argued that for Denmark, “the most difficult aspect of the crisis is not the need to prepare for an unspecified economic threat from a close ally, but the need to cope with a sudden sense of almost Kafkaesque absurdity.”

Since his first term as president, Trump has floated the idea of annexing Greenland to expand US access to crucial Arctic trading routes and vast mineral resources. But he has recently doubled down on the proposal and has not ruled out using force to conquer the island.

The president has also expressed interest in reclaiming the Panama Canal which he claims has unfairly given China economic and security advantages in the region.


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KEYWORDS: anonymousofficials; canada; concerntroll; concerntrolling; denmark; diegomendacious; diegomendoza; eussr; fourthreich; goofysources; greenland; ibtz; mettefrederiksen; miamicommie; nevertrumpers; panamacanal; semafor; tds; trump; trumpmas; zot
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To: Miami Rebel

Bad phone call?

Impeach 47, now.


21 posted on 01/24/2025 1:26:25 PM PST by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Miami Rebel
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen

Any relation to the basketball star Metta World Peace?

22 posted on 01/24/2025 1:27:29 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Miami Rebel
I agree.

I like the news stories about Trump cracking down on 100s of illegals. But that's a BIG JOB. And 100s of illegals is a drop in the bucket. There are millions.

Trump should stay focused on that. And there are many other big domestic problems on his plate, like inflation and the economy, crime, the lingering push for DEI, etc.

The current status quo on Greenland -- belongs to Denmark, part of NATO -- is just fine.

23 posted on 01/24/2025 1:27:36 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: Fury

Trump needs to pull his head out and focus on all the problems we have here in the States


24 posted on 01/24/2025 1:27:52 PM PST by Hartlyboy
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To: Miami Rebel
LOL...C’mon man, it's only real estate; and that's what The Donald does...
25 posted on 01/24/2025 1:27:58 PM PST by PerConPat (The politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.- Mencken)
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To: Miami Rebel
Greenland is of major importance to the U.S. Perhaps you should study the issue a bit.

It is strategically important to our national security because of its location to the North Atlanta and the Arctic and it sits on massive rare earth resources (which are critical for advanced technology and defense applications).

26 posted on 01/24/2025 1:28:08 PM PST by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: PGR88
Dangerous? Like what is Greenland going to do about it??

Putin?

27 posted on 01/24/2025 1:28:20 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: Miami Rebel

Greenland is autonomous so they can do as they please..............


28 posted on 01/24/2025 1:28:58 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: JayGalt

Correct.


29 posted on 01/24/2025 1:29:03 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Miami Rebel
will destabilize the US alliance with Denmark

Oh noes!

30 posted on 01/24/2025 1:29:15 PM PST by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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To: Miami Rebel

I wouldn’t spend too much time worrying your little Rebel head over this. It is all political theater at this point including this report. If President Trump makes the decision that the United States needs Greenland for national security reasons, I am sure something can be worked out. Mette Frederiksen needs to realize that her little hissy fit if it was actually genuine, likely would only make President Trump more determined. She will likely come around soon and start planting smooches on President Trump’s butt like every other lefty European leader.


31 posted on 01/24/2025 1:29:36 PM PST by fireman15 (Irritating people are the grit from which we fashion our pearl. I provide the grit. You're Welcome.)
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To: Miami Rebel
"Horrendous"...European officials told the Financial Times.

Trump is negotiating. And they don't like it.

32 posted on 01/24/2025 1:29:46 PM PST by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: Miami Rebel

I just can’t get too worked up about it except that it is good entertainment. I’d suggest not to take it too seriously but also think it would be a good move if it could get done.


33 posted on 01/24/2025 1:29:51 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (Donald John Trump. First man to be Elected to the Presidency THREE times since FDR.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
"Might is right".

So Hitler, Stalin, Putin, Mao, Xi, Hamas, etc. are all right, so long as they win?

34 posted on 01/24/2025 1:30:20 PM PST by Angelino97
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To: Miami Rebel
Trump’s return to power will strain transatlantic ties more than ever

Boo frikken hoo.

35 posted on 01/24/2025 1:30:32 PM PST by RoosterRedux ("There's nothing so inert as a closed mind" )
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To: Miami Rebel

I agree fully.


36 posted on 01/24/2025 1:30:38 PM PST by laplata (They want each crisis to take the greatest toll possiWe neve hear of gambling paying off $billioble.)
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To: Miami Rebel

Authored by Diego Mendoza. Not a Trump fan.


37 posted on 01/24/2025 1:30:38 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (For a good time, call Lisa M. 123-4567)
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To: Miami Rebel

More anonymous sources BS.


38 posted on 01/24/2025 1:31:25 PM PST by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: Miami Rebel

The Danish navy has 3000 members.

A USA Carrier Strike Group has 7500 sailors on board.

We have 12 Carrier Strike Groups.

The real answer is for Trump to court th Greenlanders and offer them a package that the EU cannot match. There are less than 60K people to woo.


39 posted on 01/24/2025 1:32:00 PM PST by Andy from Chapel Hill (Single Cat Ladies (SCLs) don't reproduce and cats don't vote.)
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To: Miami Rebel

40 posted on 01/24/2025 1:32:08 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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