Trump cancels Denmark trip after PM says Greenland isn't for sale

[Nithavela]

President Donald Trump is calling off an upcoming trip to Denmark after its prime minister rebuffed his interest in buying Greenland, a Danish territory, the White House announced on Tuesday.

"Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time," Trump tweeted. "The Prime Minister was able to save a great deal of expense and effort for both the United States and Denmark by being so direct. I thank her for that and look forward to rescheduling sometime in the future!"

Trump cancels Denmark trip after PM says Greenland isn't for sale

I want you to imagine yourself in the year 2014, August the 21st. You are sitting in your nice comfy chair and having your breakfast when a future version of you steps out of a time portal and hands you a newspaper, telling you that it is from 5 years in the future. This is the headline story. What is your reaction?

 

[GoldenBoy89]

Trump cancels Denmark trip after PM says Greenland isn't for sale

I want you to imagine yourself in the year 2014, August the 21st. You are sitting in your nice comfy chair and having your breakfast when a future version of you steps out of a time portal and hands you a newspaper, telling you that it is from 5 years in the future. This is the headline story. What is your reaction?

THE APPRENTICE SHOW GUY?!?

 

[Jonaitis]

Let's see if Greenland wants to be American.

 

[Nithavela]

Let's see if Greenland wants to be American.

Technically they already are part of North America.

It's not like they can motorboat away from the mainland.

 

[Skewpoint]

Trump’s abrupt cancellation of the visit came as a surprise, since the White House initially described the trip as unrelated to Trump’s Greenland aspirations. He told reporters on Sunday, that, "we're going to Poland and then we may be going to Denmark ⁠— not for this reason at all. But we're looking at it."

Why was it cancelled if this whole buying Greenland boondoggle wasn't the main reason for going in the first place? This is embarrassing for all of us Americans.

 

[Sparagmos]

Let's see if Greenland wants to be American.

Greenland has already responded.

 

[Quid est Veritas?]

Greenland has already responded.

Since when do natives have any say in the acquisition of territory? Come now, that is not how Imperialism works.

 

[Kalevalatar]

Pretty much this:

But hey, this same funny man sent a hostage negotiator to Sweden with the mission to free an American guy convicted of assault.

In a complex world, one needs a clear sense of priorities not to get lost. And when the world around you gets too complex and confusing, it's best to focus on the small manageable stuff one is familiar with than to get over one's head with the big stuff better left to the more competent people.

 

[Tanj]

I wonder what Trump had planned with the 56000 current inhabitants of Greenland. I cannot imagine his base would be too keen on 56000 non English speaking fishermen being given immediate US citizenship.

 

[Quid est Veritas?]

I wonder what Trump had planned with the 56000 current inhabitants of Greenland. I cannot imagine his base would be too keen on 56000 non English speaking fishermen being given immediate US citizenship.

Why would they become citizens? When the US bought the Danish Virgin Islands in 1917, they only gave the islanders citizenship gradually between 1927 and 1935.

 

[Tanj]

Why would they become citizens? When the US bought the Danish Virgin Islands in 1917, they only gave the islanders citizenship gradually between 1927 and 1935.

So your explanation of why they might not become citizens is an example where they all became citizens. Alright then.

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

I wonder what Trump had planned with the 56000 current inhabitants of Greenland. I cannot imagine his base would be too keen on 56000 non English speaking fishermen being given immediate US citizenship.

Most commentary I've seen on the right is general approval of buying Greenland for strategic reasons. The Greenlanders would still remain in Greenland and would be a legal part of the USA. Unlike South Americans who are illegally entering the USA. Still, acquiring Greenland doesn't mean they have to become a State. Instead they could just be an unincorporated territory. As I understand it this would allow Greenland more autonomy in local laws than other states and certain constitutional laws wouldn't apply.

Doesn't seem much different than it is under Denmark. The only difference is the Greenlanders themselves would likely get bought out by the USA government.

 

[Quid est Veritas?]

So your explanation of why they might not become citizens is an example where they all became citizens. Alright then.

Not immediate citizens, which is what you said. Acculturation will be quite rapid with such a small and sparse population, and Greenland would quickly be swamped with US military personnel and mining outfits, so the few natives really aren't of much concern.

 

[Nithavela]

Not immediate citizens, which is what you said. Acculturation will be quite rapid with such a small and sparse population, and Greenland would quickly be swamped with US military personnel and mining outfits, so the few natives really aren't of much concern.

Truer words have never been spoken.

 

[Jimmy D]

Greenland would quickly be swamped with US military personnel and mining outfits, so the few natives really aren't of much concern.

Mining outfits manned by captured illegal Mexican immigrants... Everyone's happy.

 

[Goonie]

Brainwave! We'll sell him Northern Ireland as part of the trade deal!

 

[Allandavid]

Brainwave! We'll sell him Northern Ireland as part of the trade deal!

Only the Proddy bits...!

 

[grasping the after wind]

Trump cancels Denmark trip after PM says Greenland isn't for sale

I want you to imagine yourself in the year 2014, August the 21st. You are sitting in your nice comfy chair and having your breakfast when a future version of you steps out of a time portal and hands you a newspaper, telling you that it is from 5 years in the future. This is the headline story. What is your reaction?

Stepped back to 2014 and got this reaction from me.
Trump? you must be kidding.
Obama must have continued screwing up that badly.
Didn't the Republicans have anyone better?
Biden must have continued being a gaffe machine or surely he would have beaten Trump of of all people.
He did n't. Hillary Clinton? You must be joking.
Did both parties try that hard to get the worst possible candidate?
Too bad about Greenland though, would have been a nice get. Maybe we could trade California for it? Nah the Denmark PM is probably no fool.

 

[NightHawkeye]

From the OP article:

"Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time," Trump tweeted. "The Prime Minister was able to save a great deal of expense and effort for both the United States and Denmark by being so direct. I thank her for that and look forward to rescheduling sometime in the future!"
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Looking at a polar map, it appears that Greenland is nearly a peninsula of Canada. Maybe Canada could buy it and build an ice road to it.

 

[DaisyDay]

From the OP article:

"Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time," Trump tweeted. "The Prime Minister was able to save a great deal of expense and effort for both the United States and Denmark by being so direct. I thank her for that and look forward to rescheduling sometime in the future!"
​

Looking at a polar map, it appears that Greenland is nearly a peninsula of Canada. Maybe Canada could buy it and build an ice road to it.

A peninsula of a thousand islands? You can't have an ice bridge without ice - the Arctic is melting.

I wonder what Trump had planned with the 56000 current inhabitants of Greenland. I cannot imagine his base would be too keen on 56000 non English speaking fishermen being given immediate US citizenship.

Meh, they're almost like Norwegians, the "best" type of immigrants.