Trump pushes annexation of Greenland during meeting with NATO secretary
Source: The Hill
03/13/25 1:48 PM ET
President Trump on Thursday expressed confidence the United States would annex Greenland, even suggesting the head of the NATO alliance could be a key player in facilitating the acquisition. I think it will happen, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
And Im just thinking, I didnt give it much thought before but Im sitting with a man that could be very instrumental. You know, Mark, we need that for international security, Trump said, gesturing to Rutte.
Rutte agreed that Greenland and the Arctic Circle are critical for security reasons, noting that China and Russia have a growing presence in the region. But he said any discussion about Trumps attempts to acquire Greenland were outside of his purview. I dont want to drag NATO in that, Rutte said. The comments came two days after the center-right Demokraatit party won Greenlands parliamentary elections. The party favors a slow path toward independence from Denmark.
Trump has for months pushed the idea of the United States acquiring Greenland, which is a territory of fellow NATO member Denmark. The United States has a military base on the island.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5193242-trump-greenland-nato-secretary/

Lovie777
(18,076 posts)Solly Mack
(94,835 posts)Fill in the blank yourself.
Old Testament Libera
(75 posts)...the men in the white coats will come in their padded van to take him gently away to the psychiatric hospital
Solly Mack
(94,835 posts)Tarzanrock
(713 posts)... the illegal annexation of the Sudetenland. Why isn't this criminal motherfucker locked up in an insane asylum?
AZJonnie
(721 posts)Seems he's still in the 'trying to work a deal' phase for now. If he doesn't get his way in the fairly near future however, it is not unthinkable he'd illegally annex it at some point. Crazy motherf***** that he is
His BFF Putin has gotten away with it in Crimea, and trying to take the rest of Ukraine.
JBTaurus83
(261 posts)is filled with natural resources and it's basically defenseless unless NATO steps in to protect it. I think chances are pretty high that the pig will make a move on it.
AZJonnie
(721 posts)And he thinks he'll be able to do so without a shot being fired. And my opinion on that was, I'm not entirely sure he's wrong. And with Rutte's casual response of "I dont want to drag NATO in that", I'm even less sure he's wrong about that.
JBTaurus83
(261 posts)on the same list. It is not unbelievable to me at all that he could take both.
NickB79
(19,868 posts)It's not a joke.
Vinca
(51,930 posts)Panama Canal. Anything! What a total fool.
BumRushDaShow
(151,126 posts)on steroids.
BadgerKid
(4,813 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(54,818 posts)sakabatou
(44,604 posts)Oe he's itching to go to war with the EU.
Karasu
(978 posts)Old Testament Libera
(75 posts)Trump is certifiably insane. Wonder how long it will take for the Repuglians to wake up and do something?
Trump has the nuclear codes. My God!
LudwigPastorius
(12,252 posts)