Posted on 01/21/2026 6:55:51 AM PST by Alas Babylon!
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would not use force to acquire Greenland, the first time he has ruled out using military action to acquire the territory.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump lamented that the United States “probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force, where we would be, frankly, unstoppable.”
“But I won't do that,” he added. “That's probably the biggest statement I made, because people thought I would use force. I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force.”
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Helps Denmark save face. Now when they sell it to us no one can say they did it out of fear. They just saw a good deal, that’s all.
Knew that from the beginning.
The US aquiring Greenland would be a win for America and the leftists and globalists can’t have that optic. If it was Obama’s idea, it would already be done, free and with celebration.
Trump is SCHOOLING these Socialists and grifters (butIrepeatmyself).
He’ll make them an offer they can’t refuse ,LOL
What it did do....was make everyone scurry....
And we did find that Truman offered $100 mil in 1946.
It's too bad all those countries even thought we might attack Greenland. Russia is probably laughing its a** off.
It also makes aware that Russia has 57 Ice Breakers and we have 2 or 3.
Anybody with two brain cells to rub together knew that was the case. Trump and his team were just using that as leverage for The Big Ask, and while they were at it, using it to send the left into frothing-at-the-mouth apoplexy fit over it.
But I digress, for the left does lack the aforementioned.
Thank God. If he did that, it would mean the end of his presidency.
Denmark is largely beholden to the United States in many ways, but their biggest contribution was the asylum of Niels Bohr in the US during the Second World War. He was President of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences, of the Danish Cancer Committee, and Chairman of the Danish Atomic Energy Commission, among his contributions in life. Dr. Bohr was spirited out of Denmark shortly after the occupation of Denmark by the Third Reich, as he was of Jewish descent, and would have ended up in a slave labor camp or even liquidated during the Holocaust.
His theoretical studies led to breakthrough discoveries in the development of quantum physics, and made the harnessing of atomic energy possible, first as a nuclear weapon, then later in the development of nuclear power generation. Dr. Bohr began his work on the Manhattan Project after fleeing to Sweden from Denmark because of German occupation. So in a way, there has been great interdependence with historic ties between Denmark and the United States.
Good.
CNN dug up a fossil, Weird Owl Gore, to refute what President Trump said. 🙄
An account just called “Denmark” posted on Facebook last night saying, “What’s going on, America? Do you want to go to war with us? We’re scared! We thought we were friends!” Oh, the replies! “Don’t worry, Denmark, we here in the US hate Trump just as much as you do.” “We can’t stand that orange toddler!” “If he goes to war with Denmark, I’ll fight on the side of Denmark!” etc. It didn’t look like even one pro-Trump comment in the large thread. Not sure the significance of this, but it was rather discouraging.
CNN was doing their best to discredit everything Trump said and showed his dem ideals. He was a good journalist at one time.
CNN was doing their best to discredit everything Trump said and showed his dem ideals. Wolf was a good journalist at one time.
The Weenies will get us to pay through the nose for it.
Good.
Now let’s get to work expanding the base we already have there and get Denmark to add some assets as well
“Of course we knew that from the time the media started to stir that little pot.”
Standard Trump action. Get everyone focused on the issue and goad the loonies into frothing at the mouth. Then, bang the drum on the reasons this protects and strengthens America.
Just like investing in land anywhere, “they aren’t making any more of it.”
Congress will never appropriate the money.
Standard Trump action. Get everyone focused on the issue and goad the loonies into frothing at the mouth. Then, bang the drum on the reasons this protects and strengthens America.
“Creating the turmoil, gets the attention where you want to get it.” - Bill Parcells
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