Posted on 02/21/2025 4:39:49 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday again pushed for US control of Greenland, citing what he called security concerns.
“We very need Greenland from the standpoint of national security and international security, we have to do something with Greenland,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One, as reported by Forbes Breaking News.
Asked if the issue is “part of any discussions you're having with Europeans and (Russian President Vladimir) Putin,” Trump said it was not.
“We have to have Greenland because of the national security picture, even more so now than it would have been 20 years ago, 30 years ago when they talked about it then too,” Trump said.
“You know, they used to talk about it. Years ago they were talking about Greenland. But now with, you know, modern weaponry, planes, and the speed of planes, and all of the things, so we have to have Greenland,” he argued.
Greenland, a territory under Danish sovereignty since 1953, has attracted Trump's interest due to its strategic location and vast mineral resources. Tensions rose after Trump refused to rule out economic or military action to secure Greenland, claiming that it was critical for "the protection of the free world."
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And Mexico, too. Look at a map, it’s America’s ‘pants’.
Most consequential single term since James K. Polk.
Manifest Destiny II.
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Agree
While some people think Iceland is a cold place due to its name, I have heard that Greenland, which brings to mind sunny pastures, has very cold average temps.
the truth is iceland and greenland had their name swapped.
iceland have more greens, while greenland have more ice
As far as I know there are no cartels in Greenland. Trump would have to send in the military to take out the cartels in Mexico and probably at least half of the Mexican gov.
We'll just have to watch it play out.
Melt Greenland and flood water over all the blue counties.
Make the state of Washington great again!
First, choke off the demand. Flood TikTok. etc. with short videos on gruesome effects of fentanyl, for instance. Might not be easy, but “just say no to drugs” is taking the first bite out of a large elephant.
“And Mexico, too.”
No thanks. I’d rather have a physical wall.
What do the citizens of Greenland want?
We’re running a $2 trillion dollar deficit. CONgress (House) just passed a budget that increased it by $340B. So let’s make things even more spendy by fighting Denmark to acquire Greenland.
No thanks. Best we can do on our limited funds is to negotiate for greater access.
I hear Greenlanders are not too fond of Denmark 🇩🇰 but that doesn’t mean they want to be Americans either.
As far as I know there are no cartels in Greenland.
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As long as one overlooks the Chinese mining consortium, aka military base.
What do the citizens of Greenland want?
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30,000 of the 55,000 want to be US citizens, according to a poll in January.
We’re running a $2 trillion dollar deficit. CONgress (House) just passed a budget that increased it by $340B. So let’s make things even more spendy by fighting Denmark to acquire Greenland.
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Yep. Best leave it to the Chinese to buy - they’ve got a lot of money.
No we don’t. And no they aren’t chomping at the bit to leave Denmark. Really. This is just stupid.
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