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Eugene

(64,513 posts)
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 09:15 AM Apr 13

Trump Administration May Offer Annual $10K Checks for Every Greenlander if U.S. Can Annex Island: Report

Source: People

Trump Administration May Offer Annual $10K Checks for Every Greenlander if U.S. Can Annex Island: Report

The president isn’t backing down on his desire to annex the autonomous Danish territory, which is home to many rare earth deposits

By Meredith Kile Published on April 11, 2025 03:13PM EDT

President Donald Trump is working on a new strategy to claim Greenland for the United States, according to a new report.

Trump has repeatedly stated his desire to annex the island — which is currently an autonomous territory under the kingdom of Denmark — but he has ramped up action in his second presidential term.

Now, The New York Times reports that the Trump administration is reviewing possible financial incentives it could offer to sweeten a deal — including an annual payment of about $10,000 per Greenlander. This would supplant the current $600 million in subsidies that Denmark gives to the island.

“President Trump believes Greenland is a strategically important location, and is confident Greenlanders would be better served protected by the United States from modern threats in the Arctic region,” National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes told the Times.

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Read more: https://people.com/trump-financial-incentives-every-greenlander-us-annexation-11713774

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Walleye

(39,757 posts)
4. Sure give $10,000 to everybody in Greenland. But God forbid an immigrant in this country should get food stamps.
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 09:30 AM
Apr 13

Lovie777

(18,077 posts)
5. While defunding our taxpayers money for programs that benefits USA...............
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 09:30 AM
Apr 13

shithole musk republicans sure like to defund and spend our taxpayer monies on bullshit........

Oh A1 regarding our children's education.

Scrivener7

(55,436 posts)
7. This just shows the ridiculousness of the belief in "American exceptionalism." They have healthcare. That 10K would
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 09:37 AM
Apr 13

end up paying for a tenth of the cost of one major illness or the birth of one child.

But sure. They'll just jump at that. Because "American."

These people are imbeciles.

taxi

(2,161 posts)
8. Psst. This would supplant the current $600 million in subsidies...
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 09:44 AM
Apr 13

Doesn't that indicate that the $10,000 for every Greenlander would not be going to the people, but rather to an installed puppet government?

DON'T BE FOOLISH

Irish_Dem

(68,476 posts)
9. Annual payment of $10k per year?
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 09:49 AM
Apr 13

They tell us we cannot afford SS, Medicare, education, science.

Where does the money come from?

neeksgeek

(1,230 posts)
14. $5,000 a year would more than cover my student loans
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 10:12 AM
Apr 13

But no, we can’t pay for education.

70sEraVet

(4,457 posts)
15. I assume Greenlanders are already aware of Trump's reputation.....
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 10:18 AM
Apr 13

for cheating people out of money he's promised to pay.
I believe Greenlanders are too smart for that. Only Americans seem to be that gullable.
"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times and I'll buy a red hat, gold sneakers and some of those nifty trading cards!"

delisen

(6,941 posts)
16. They should sell their their birthright for a mess o' pottage?
Sun Apr 13, 2025, 10:35 AM
Apr 13

No that would essentially be stealing . Trump and Vance have themselves stated that Greenland is immensely valuable. We are talking multi- billions with similar payments that would be due to Denmark for their investment in the island.

Trump and the billionaire mobsters behind him who want to steal the precious metal wealth and install their AI infrastructure should be the ones paying, not us, the people of America.

Trump and the billionaire mobsters are active stealing our birthright by destroying our governmental services which were od tremendous value to us, imposing tariffs on us, thus jacking up our taxes so they can continue stealing and polluting our country to feed their fantasies of world domination.

Now they wand us to further indebt ourselves so they can get something for nothing.

The reality is that these delusional, ignorant freeloaders are destroyers. We and the rest of the world cannot afford them.



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