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Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland
WSJ ^ | Aug. 15, 2019 | Vivian Salama, Rebecca Ballhaus and Andrew Restuccia

Posted on 08/15/2019 2:42:41 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

WASHINGTON—President Trump made his name on the world’s most famous island. Now he wants to buy the world’s biggest.

The idea of the U.S. purchasing Greenland has captured the former real-estate developer’s imagination, according to people familiar with the deliberations, who said Mr. Trump has, with varying degrees of seriousness, repeatedly expressed interest in buying the ice-covered autonomous Danish territory between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

In meetings, at dinners and in passing conversations, Mr. Trump has asked advisers whether the U.S. can acquire Greenland, listened with interest when they discuss its abundant resources and geopolitical importance, and, according to two of the people, has asked his White House counsel to look into the idea.

Some of his advisers have supported the concept, saying it was a good economic play, two of the people said, while others dismissed it as a fleeting fascination that will never come to fruition. It is also unclear how the U.S. would go about acquiring Greenland even if the effort were serious.

With a population of about 56,000, Greenland is a self-ruling part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and while its government decides on most domestic matters, foreign and security policy is handled by Copenhagen. Mr. Trump is scheduled to make his first visit to Denmark early next month, although the visit is unrelated, these people said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Russia
KEYWORDS: china; denmark; europe; europeanunion; globalwarminghoax; greenland; greennewdeal; nato; russia; trump
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Looks like a nice place to settle all those illegals. They'll pay for their own flight home in a hurry.

81 posted on 08/15/2019 3:24:48 PM PDT by McGruff (If you hate our Country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave!)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

OMG, OK looks like a good place to send all the Liberals, and they can be very happy there with their own special Government and their own idea of a leader. It may be worth it. Then we can send all the border crossers they want so much.


82 posted on 08/15/2019 3:26:31 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft
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To: Responsibility2nd

Dump Californians

Add Greenland


83 posted on 08/15/2019 3:28:33 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat (Pussie Smollett, Mizzou, campus fake nooses, fake "protests" FAKE EVERYTHING Hey CNN? lol)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

I prefer Australia.


84 posted on 08/15/2019 3:28:45 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

I fully agree!


85 posted on 08/15/2019 3:30:14 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ( “Politicians are not born; they are excreted.” Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: BeauBo

And the whale blubber! Its the best up there - just like Mom used to make. ............................. Yar Yumpin Yimminy and think of the deep fried baby seal veal!! Was best tastin stuff since bald eagle.


86 posted on 08/15/2019 3:32:00 PM PDT by Bringbackthedraft
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To: Red Badger

I have heard that Greenland has minerals like crazy under the ice cap.....


Meanwhile you can walk around in some non ice covered remote places and pick up gem quality rubies like corn. Is a TV show about US miners working minerals in Greenland


87 posted on 08/15/2019 3:32:34 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: McGruff

There a house over there on the right that looks mostly buried.


88 posted on 08/15/2019 3:33:45 PM PDT by combat_boots (God bless Israel and all who protect and defend her! Merry Christmas! In God We Trust!)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Buy the island..throw all the commie libs on it, put a wall around it, and call it a day :-)


89 posted on 08/15/2019 3:38:19 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
Brilliant idea actually. At the northern tip you can establish a nuclear spaceport for Orion drive ships.

Launching at 80 degrees means the fallout only lasts for several days in orbit.

Launching at the equator would pollute the upper atmosphere for YEARS with each launch.

90 posted on 08/15/2019 3:38:46 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (Coming in from the cold .... been a LONG while.)
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To: combat_boots

Grant Quebec independence and western Canada will fall into our lap.


91 posted on 08/15/2019 3:39:35 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: max americana

Donald just wants to be cooler.

Cute video from “What Doesn’t Suck:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DpCNspdGPw


92 posted on 08/15/2019 3:39:59 PM PDT by Veto! (Veto! (Political Correctness Offends Me))
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Jefferson bought us the Louisiana territory.

Lincoln bought us Alaska.

This could earn DJT a place on Mount Rushmore.


93 posted on 08/15/2019 3:41:10 PM PDT by lightman (Byzantine Troparia: The "praise choruses" of antiquity.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget; All

Both films around 30’ long. If we could do this 60 and 70 years ago imagine what we could now.

Thule, Greenland Air Base Construction: Operation Blue Jay 1953 US Army...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIWml_BRKVQ

Camp Century - Nuclear powered city under the ice...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP7a0zYe5kE


94 posted on 08/15/2019 3:43:28 PM PDT by ADemocratNoMore (The Fourth Estate is now the Fifth Column)
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To: KC Burke

No thank you! We’ve got our own illegals to deal with.

Of course we, unlike the USA, can build a wall. So that helps.


95 posted on 08/15/2019 3:44:00 PM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: SaveFerris

Yep, Kramer was just about to put the hurt on The Ukraine.


96 posted on 08/15/2019 3:44:00 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Sacajaweau; LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

“This’ll drive the media out of their minds.”

Aha! He does believe in global warming!

He’s a vile opportunist. He got out of the Paris accord and started buying up the RE in Greenland before everyone else got in on it.


97 posted on 08/15/2019 3:44:20 PM PDT by aquila48
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To: Sacajaweau

Alaska turned out pretty good, didn’t it? Except for Murkowski....


98 posted on 08/15/2019 3:45:21 PM PDT by donozark (The Clintons:Still killing after all these years...)
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To: KC Burke

Why would Israel want it?


99 posted on 08/15/2019 3:47:22 PM PDT by beethovenfan (Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

We would have a spot to resettle the “undocumented immigrants” and “asylum seekers.”


100 posted on 08/15/2019 3:47:33 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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