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Posted on 01/09/2026 4:30:16 PM PST by McGruff
President Trump again threatened on Friday to forcibly annex Greenland, saying that he was “going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not.”
In a White House event discussing his plans to have American companies exploit Venezuela’s vast oil reserves under the threat of a military blockade, Mr. Trump advanced an imperialist vision of American foreign policy, where the U.S. must dominate strategically important neighboring countries because of the perceived possibility that rival powers might do so first.
“If we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland,” Mr. Trump said, falsely suggesting that Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark, was surrounded by Chinese and Russian warships. Russia and China are active in the Arctic Circle, but Greenland is not ringed by their ships, and the United States has a military base on Greenland.
Mr. Trump delivered an ominous warning to Danish and Greenlandic officials, who have consistently opposed the president’s plans to take the island: “I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don’t do it the easy way we’re going to do it the hard way.”
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Through a poker game?
Trump should back off on this for a while. Get the illegals out, control the border, bring down prices. Greenland will still be there next year.
I get it the is a real estate guy. He’s used to every property having a price.
When ever the NY Times says something is said “falsely” you can bank on it being true!
He’s softening them up before the meeting with Marco next week.
The Slimes just can’t make up its mind.
“Buy Greenland? Take It? Why? An Old Pact Already Gives Trump a Free Hand.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/world/europe/trump-greenland-denmark-us-defense-pact.html
At this point I don’t think Trump really cares about the midterms. He’s got 3 years left and he’s going to make the most of them.
“where the U.S. must dominate strategically important neighboring countries because of the perceived possibility that rival powers might do so first”
The 19th Century colonial philosophy lives on - but shouldn’t.
Chess.
How?
We already have the right to send troops and ships up there. build bases, and defend it if we believe it is necessary to our national security. The rest of NATO is pledge to defend it too.
A few weeks of Shock and Awe and the Greenlanders will come to their senses.
“ Get the illegals out”
I hate to break it to you, but at this rate it will take 100 years and we have 3.
Trump won’t order an invasion of Greenland. If he does, he will be both impeached and convicted.
Denmark is part of NATO and Greenland still belongs to Denmark.
The Russians have their hands full in Ukraine.
The Chinese might try to buy their way in, but Brussels won’t allow it.
Greenlanders would find themselves in Faust’s shoes if they made a deal with China.
This is ridiculous, even if he took it the next administration would give it right back.
“ At this point I don’t think Trump really cares about the midterms”
At this point can you blame him? The GOP screwed him in 2017-2018, and they are doing it again.
The GOP richly deserves the destruction coming their way. Too bad we have to suffer as a result, but that’s the bad side of having two parties.
Just ask the UK. Betrayed by the Conservatives. Now they have Starmer.
“Any way you look at it - you lose” - Paul Simon.
It's not the Greenlanders (native Eskimos) holding things back.
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