Trump threatens 25% tariff on European allies until Denmark sells Greenland to US

wing2000 · 2026-01-21T08:33:05-0600

Today in Davos....

“We have acquired many other territories throughout our history, as many of the European nations have. They’ve acquired. There’s nothing wrong with it … some had great vast wealth, great vast lands all over the world.”

Oh the good old days when we decimated Native Americans and backed up American business interest with Marines in Latin America!

wing2000 · 2026-01-21T08:34:51-0600

wing2000 said:
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking at the World Economic Forum today:

...excerpts ( I agree 100%....we are seeing a complete disruption in the rules-based order that has been in place since the end of WW2):

“I will talk today about the breaking of the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a brutal reality where the geopolitics of the great powers is not subject to any constraint,”

“Every day we are reminded that we live in an era of great power rivalry,” he said. “That the rules-based order is fading. That the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must.”

He added, “Let me be direct: We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition.”

“The middle powers must act together because if you are not at the table, we’re are on the menu,” he said. “Great powers can afford now to go it alone.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/us/politics/carney-davos-speech-world-economic-forum.html

...and today, Trump's response:

“Canada lives because of the United States,” Trump said. “Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”

Stopped_lurking · 2026-01-21T08:48:53-0600

wing2000 said:
Today in Davos....

“We have acquired many other territories throughout our history, as many of the European nations have. They’ve acquired. There’s nothing wrong with it … some had great vast wealth, great vast lands all over the world.”

Oh the good old days when we decimated Native Americans and backed up American business interest with Marines in Latin America!

Why did the world go back to the great powers rhetoric of the 19th century? This is a sad day

I hope it doesn't lead to a repeat of world war 1.

Landon Caeli · 2026-01-21T08:50:21-0600

wing2000 said:
...and today, Trump's response:

“Canada lives because of the United States,” Trump said. “Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”

You think that's false? Surely during the Soviet union, Canada would have looked appealing.

But we surround Canada with protection.

Nithavela · 2026-01-21T08:50:35-0600

Stopped_lurking said:
Why did the world go back to the great powers rhetoric of the 19th century? This is a sad day I hope it doesn't lead to a repeat of world war 1.

Don't worry, we have nukes now. There won't be a repeat of that war.

wing2000 · 2026-01-21T08:53:28-0600

Landon Caeli said:
You think that's false? Surely during the Soviet union, Canada would have looked appealing.

Did I say it was false?
The POTUS is threatening a peaceful neighbor....much like a mob boss would.

wing2000 · 2026-01-21T08:57:24-0600

Hey, both countries are islands in the N. Atlantic...

President Donald Trump appeared to refer to Greenland as its neighbor Iceland four times. He claimed that Europeans “loved” him until he told them about his desires to acquire “Iceland.” He also attributed that the stock market slide on Tuesday to Iceland. The stock market sell-off was caused by trade tensions over his plan to acquire Greenland.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/21/trump-davos-greenland-europe-economy/#link-ZG3UXOBARRALFCPTP6YZK5ZP4Y

Is Iceland next?

Nithavela · 2026-01-21T09:02:14-0600

wing2000 said:
Is Iceland next?

Well, it's not a member of the EU, so it's basically up for grabs.

7thKeeper · 2026-01-21T09:14:29-0600

Landon Caeli said:
You think that's false? Surely during the Soviet union, Canada would have looked appealing.

But we surround Canada with protection.

I see you are still actually actively defending this insane childish behaviour.

iluvatar5150 · 2026-01-21T09:19:52-0600

wing2000 said:
Hey, both countries are islands in the N. Atlantic...

President Donald Trump appeared to refer to Greenland as its neighbor Iceland four times. He claimed that Europeans “loved” him until he told them about his desires to acquire “Iceland.” He also attributed that the stock market slide on Tuesday to Iceland. The stock market sell-off was caused by trade tensions over his plan to acquire Greenland.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/21/trump-davos-greenland-europe-economy/#link-ZG3UXOBARRALFCPTP6YZK5ZP4Y

Is Iceland next?

So glad we didn't elect Sleepy Joe.

Hans Blaster · 2026-01-21T10:19:16-0600

wing2000 said:
...and today, Trump's response:

“Canada lives because of the United States,” Trump said. “Remember that, Mark, the next time you make your statements.”

Trump is accidentally partially correct. Without all of the loyalists fleeing the US at the end of the Revolution and settling in French-speaking Canada could that colony have survived as part of the British empire without some sort of French Revolt? Perhaps not.

7thKeeper · 2026-01-21T10:42:40-0600

iluvatar5150 said:
So glad we didn't elect Sleepy Joe.

Yeah, I mean imagine if you had elected a deteriorating, senile, sleepy old man to the presidency.

....

....

Oh my...

Aryeh Jay · 2026-01-21T10:47:26-0600

iluvatar5150 said:
So glad we didn't elect Sleepy Joe.

Yeah, we would only have another 50 million more illegals, unaffordable gas, and 700% inflation.

lismore · 2026-01-21T11:31:46-0600

Landon Caeli said:
You think that's false? Surely during the Soviet union, Canada would have looked appealing.

But we surround Canada with protection.

Canada entered World War 2 in September 1939 on a point of principle, the invasion of a free Nation by an aggressor, Poland attacked by the Nazi beast. The United States entered World War 2 two and a half years after it had started in December 1941 when attacked by Japan, then after Hitler declared war on the United States.

So credit to Canada. Kind Regards

Akita Suggagaki · 2026-01-21T12:39:21-0600

Aryeh Jay said:
Yeah, we would only have another 50 million more illegals, unaffordable gas, and 700% inflation.

Inflation trends under Donald Trump and Joe Biden reflect sharply different economic environments. During Trump’s first term, inflation remained relatively subdued, generally staying below the Federal Reserve’s 2% target amid stable global supply chains and lower energy prices.

Inflation accelerated during Biden’s presidency beginning in 2021, driven by a combination of post-pandemic supply disruptions, expansive fiscal stimulus, and higher energy and housing costs.

As Trump’s second term continues, economists caution that proposed trade and immigration policies could exert upward pressure on prices, complicating efforts to return inflation to pre-pandemic norms.

https://smartasset.com/retirement/inflation-under-trump-vs-biden

Landon Caeli · 2026-01-21T12:57:29-0600

7thKeeper said:
I see you are still actually actively defending this insane childish behaviour.

I support the truth, and responded with a common sense reply. Your perception of that as me defending a person is out of line.

Landon Caeli · 2026-01-21T12:59:08-0600

lismore said:
Canada entered World War 2 in September 1939 on a point of principle, the invasion of a free Nation by an aggressor, Poland attacked by the Nazi beast. The United States entered World War 2 two and a half years after it had started in December 1941 when attacked by Japan, then after Hitler declared war on the United States.

So credit to Canada. Kind Regards

Not sure how that relates to anything I've said.

...My point is that if the United States didn't exist at all, Canada would have been gobbled up by Russia a long time ago, and Alaska would still be Russia. That hasn't happened because the United States *is* here, and we would never let that happen.

Vambram · 2026-01-21T13:01:34-0600

RocksInMyHead said:
Indeed - I've made no secret of my contempt for the man. Not sure why you think his words would carry any weight.

He is a great conservative Senator from the great state of Texas.

Vambram · 2026-01-21T13:03:20-0600

Bradskii said:
What you believe runs counter to the reality that the rest of us see. It runs counter to the evidence. It's not a case of belief anymore with this guy. It's whether you accept the facts or not.

Nope. What I'm seeing from you and everyone who agrees with you is extreme anti-Trump biase. Yall cannot except the facts of the great things he has done.

Vambram · 2026-01-21T13:04:19-0600

mindlight said:
NATO is the key to stopping a Russian naval breakout in the North Atlantic providing land anchors on either side of the gap and naval assets like SSNs in it. If the USA annexes Greenland then they open up the policing of the ship lanes and allow SSBNs with Tsunami inducing nukes through the gap. In a war you have no defence against a tidal wave on the East coast of the USA. Buying Greenland splits NATO and makes the USA more vulnerable not less. You are supporting a policy that is a clear and present danger to the security of your nation.

Your anti-Trump analysis is wrong.

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Trump threatens 25% tariff on European allies until Denmark sells Greenland to US

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