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BumRushDaShow

(151,126 posts)
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 02:43 PM Mar 13

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 I’m just thinking, I didn’t give it much thought before but I’m 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 Trump’s attempts to acquire Greenland were outside of his purview. “I don’t want to drag NATO in that,” Rutte said. The comments came two days after the center-right Demokraatit party won Greenland’s 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/

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Trump pushes annexation of Greenland during meeting with NATO secretary (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 13 OP
Leave Greenland alone................. Lovie777 Mar 13 #1
Hopefully _____ Solly Mack Mar 13 #2
Hopefully... Old Testament Libera Mar 13 #17
That'll work. Solly Mack Mar 13 #18
Crazed Amerikan lunatic Fuhrer demands ... Tarzanrock Mar 13 #3
Obviously he's crazed and criminal, but he's not exactly demanding the illegal annexation of Greenland just yet AZJonnie Mar 13 #6
Why not? Bayard Mar 13 #14
Greenland JBTaurus83 Mar 13 #4
As I've said from the start about this topic, this is NOT one his distractions, he actually means to "acquire" Greenland AZJonnie Mar 13 #5
I'm definitely keeping the Panama Canal JBTaurus83 Mar 13 #7
Same with his "joke" about Canada becoming the 51st state NickB79 Mar 13 #13
Trump is trying so hard to impress Pootie. He feels he must take something. Canada, Greenland, the Vinca Mar 13 #8
It's like Raygun & Poppy doing their Grenada and Panama things BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #9
IMO, not so much as to impress him, but to legitimize Russia's invasion of Ukraine. n/t BadgerKid Mar 13 #12
US has base in Greenland and it is part of NATO. Thus the US already HAS security. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 13 #10
Either Dump is blustering again sakabatou Mar 13 #11
If they really do start annexing sovereign nations, I'm beyond fucking done with this country. Karasu Mar 13 #15
Frightening! Old Testament Libera Mar 13 #16
Why doesn't someone just tell him to... LudwigPastorius Mar 13 #19
17. Hopefully...
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:51 PM
Mar 13

...the men in the white coats will come in their padded van to take him gently away to the psychiatric hospital

Tarzanrock

(713 posts)
3. Crazed Amerikan lunatic Fuhrer demands ...
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 02:50 PM
Mar 13

... the illegal annexation of the Sudetenland. Why isn't this criminal motherfucker locked up in an insane asylum?

AZJonnie

(721 posts)
6. Obviously he's crazed and criminal, but he's not exactly demanding the illegal annexation of Greenland just yet
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 03:07 PM
Mar 13

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

Bayard

(24,777 posts)
14. Why not?
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 05:47 PM
Mar 13

His BFF Putin has gotten away with it in Crimea, and trying to take the rest of Ukraine.

JBTaurus83

(261 posts)
4. Greenland
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 02:50 PM
Mar 13

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)
5. As I've said from the start about this topic, this is NOT one his distractions, he actually means to "acquire" Greenland
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 03:02 PM
Mar 13

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 don’t want to drag NATO in that", I'm even less sure he's wrong about that.

JBTaurus83

(261 posts)
7. I'm definitely keeping the Panama Canal
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 03:11 PM
Mar 13

on the same list. It is not unbelievable to me at all that he could take both.

Vinca

(51,930 posts)
8. Trump is trying so hard to impress Pootie. He feels he must take something. Canada, Greenland, the
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 03:11 PM
Mar 13

Panama Canal. Anything! What a total fool.

BadgerKid

(4,813 posts)
12. IMO, not so much as to impress him, but to legitimize Russia's invasion of Ukraine. n/t
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 04:43 PM
Mar 13
16. Frightening!
Thu Mar 13, 2025, 07:49 PM
Mar 13

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!

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