It's kind of tough I would imagine:
Posted on 08/21/2019 9:11:20 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The Danish royal family was “surprised” after President Trump scrapped a planned visit to Denmark following comments by the country's prime minister that the idea the U.S. might buy Greenland from them was “absurd.”
Trump had been expected to visit Denmark on Sept. 2-3 as part of his trip to Europe, but until his tweets Tuesday, there were no solid indications the visit was centered on buying Greenland.
"Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time," Trump wrote.
The White House later clarified that the entire trip to Denmark had been scrapped, including a planned meeting with Denmark's Queen Margrethe II.
The cancellation of the visit left the Danish royal family flabbergasted, while other politicians said the snub was “deeply insulting.”
“It [the cancellation] was a surprise -- we have nothing more to say about this case,” said Lene Balleby, head of communications for the Danish royal family.
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, a former prime minister, tweeted that Trump's cancellation was “deeply insulting to the people of Greenland and Denmark,” while ex-foreign minister Martin Lidegaard told Danish broadcaster TV2 that the situation was “a diplomatic farce” and slammed Trump for “grotesque” behavior.
“Total chaos,” the former finance minister Kristian Jensen wrote. “This has gone from a great opportunity for a strengthened dialogue between allies to a diplomatic crisis.”
Pernille Skipper, the speaker of Parliament’s leftist red-green alliance, tweeted that Trump “lives on another planet,” adding that he’s “smug and disrespectful.”
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The ChiComs have their eyes on Greenland.
Exactly. And per usual the Euro weenies want to have their cake (US nuclear defense umbrella) and eat it too (chicom money in this case).
Trump’s way of saying, Hey China is going to take over OR you can sell to the USA who has been protecting your asses for decades.
They didn’t like his delivery, oh poo.
That is some weak sauce that you are passing out. The Danish PM insulted President Trump publicly with malicious forethought and you want President Trump to apologize?
Maybe you should change your Freeper handle because “ruthless” is not a description that most people associate with weakness.
“Royals” are disgusting. Just because they are born into the line they are somehow “better”? Screw’em. Likely their DNA is some sort of inbred mutant.
Pretty soon they will be giving us Greenland and building the wall on the Mexican border.
Settle down Danes.
Now sell us Greenland!
The self-righteous idiot speaks again.
As expected, you fail to acknowledge the problem of paying people for their support at the ballot box. Democrats do this all the time. You seem to think it's okay.
How about if we pay the jury to decide a case in our favor? Is that bribery or just payment for goods? Just a purchase, right?
You also failed to answer my previous query about how much money each individual resident of the Louisiana Purchase, Seward's Folly or Florida were paid at the time of purchase?
That's okay. I know the answer. We didn't pay a dime to anyone but the government holding the title to the lands we purchased.
Blow your concept of socialist out your ... This is pure capitalism.
Yep. Bribing voters is pure capitalism. I can't wait for your next rationalization.
Ruthles is a part time teacher, married to a teacher, and lives in California.
She is bombarded with anti-Trump crap and surrounded by brain dead liberals.
The fact that she even knows about FR is just this side of miraculous.
It's kind of tough I would imagine:
Ok, generally I’m a Trump fan but this whole situation makes him look utterly retarded. Why is he talking on Twitter about buying Greenland off Denmark like its a tradable commodity and then getting all pissed off when the Danes are understandably puzzled and offended? This was totally unneccessary and stupid.
Faux News headline says the trip is cancelled, and they also use the same word in the body of their article.
However, Trump said that he is postponing his trip for another time.
Way to mislead and misinform your readers, Fox News.
Who leaked that Greenland was under discussion?
Sounds like someone sabotaged the deal to score anti-Trump points.
No he doesn’t.
Well you enjoy those nuke missiles Chine bases in Greenland because you hate Inuits.
Who is it that said “You can’t fix stupid?” Oh yes, David Dunning... and Ron White, but it is the Dunning–Kruger effect***.
*** It is related to the cognitive bias of illusory superiority and comes from the inability of people to recognize their lack of ability. Without the self-awareness of metacognition, people cannot objectively evaluate their competence or incompetence.
That would be an even better option for them to chew on.
P*ssing off all the right people.
Like the President said, Danes are fine.
They just need a better Prime Minister.
Nailed it McFrog. SOP for the EU, that’s why they get the FU.
Now I know that in addition to being an idiot, you're also dishonest. Show me once where I said anything disparaging about Greenland or the Inuit.
My criticism is directed solely at you for your stupid idea of bribing the residents of Greenland to vote to join the US.
Who is it that said “You can’t fix stupid?” Oh yes, David Dunning... and Ron White, but it is the Dunning–Kruger effect***.
Project much?
Speaking of vote-buying:
Any reward given to a person for voting in a particular way or for not voting can be called vote buying. Vote buying is a corrupt election practice. A vote buying bribe is that having a monetary value. The practice of vote buying is banned in United States. Vote buying is a threat to the conduct of fair elections. In the U.S. vote buying is an offence when a person knowingly or willfully gives false information or conspires with another individual for the purpose of encouraging his false registration to vote or illegal voting, or pays or offers to pay or accepts payment either for registration to vote or for voting shall be fined not more than $ 10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. This provision shall only by applicable to general, special, or primary elections (See: ).
What you advocate for Greenland is illegal in the USA.
*** It is related to the cognitive bias of illusory superiority and comes from the inability of people to recognize their lack of ability. Without the self-awareness of metacognition, people cannot objectively evaluate their competence or incompetence.
Says the one posts an illegal scheme to bribe voters of Greenland.
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