Trump Wants To Buy Greenland

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 08/15/2019 at 21:16 • Filed to: None

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Has anybody bothered to ask Denmark? Is it even for sale?

President Trump has pushed top aides to investigate whether the U.S. government can purchase the giant, ice-smothered island of Greenland, two people with direct knowledge of the directive said.

The presidential request has bewildered aides, some of whom continue to believe it isn’t serious, but Trump has mentioned it for weeks. As with many of Trump’s internal musings, aides haven’t told him the idea is preposterous and instead are waiting for more direction before they decide how seriously they should look into it.

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Just remember, they all laughed at Jefferson. 

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 21:22

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Why would you ask Denmark

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 08/15/2019 at 21:26

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Because it belongs to them?

Fuckkinja > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 21:28

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They don’t make anymore dirt. We should own more territories. Ran when parked. 

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 21:35

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When has that ever stopped Europeans

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 21:39

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Make Greenland green again!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 21:39

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Wait until he finds out it’s not all green.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 21:43

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Maybe he should just buy Denmark, then Greenland gets  thrown in for free.

DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 21:46

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I believe they also laughed at the guy who bought Alaska. 

wafflesnfalafel > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 21:52

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We would have Canada surrounded!  

atfsgeoff > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 21:53

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At least he’s asking if it’s for sale, and not just annexing it like Russia did with the Crimean Peninsula back in 2014.

Nick Has an Exocet > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 21:55

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The Arctic as a whole is estimated to contain 412 billion boe, approximately 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil reserves and 30% of the world’s undiscovered natural gas reserves.

Greenland is basically the next middle east for fuel and plastics.

ttyymmnn > atfsgeoff 08/15/2019 at 21:57

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Well, there is that.

shop-teacher > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 08/15/2019 at 22:06

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Genius!

shop-teacher > DC3 LS, Fuck Hyundai, now and forever 08/15/2019 at 22:07

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Seward's Folly.

Svend > Nick Has an Exocet 08/15/2019 at 22:10

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So what your saying is, America will be going to war with them soon!?

WilliamsSW > wafflesnfalafel 08/15/2019 at 22:10

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We’ll make a lowball offer for that next.

ranwhenparked > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 22:15

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They have a flat tax rate and a level of self-government that no US state or territory has had in 80-90 years, why on earth would they want that?

And they would probably have to be consulted, since the UN charter theoretically requires self determination of peoples, though that has been spottily  enforced over the years.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 22:18

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I wonder how one says fuck off in Danish?

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 08/15/2019 at 22:20

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with global warming it will soon be!

ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 08/15/2019 at 22:20

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ttyymmnn > Svend 08/15/2019 at 22:21

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Well, we’re trying really hard to start a war with Iran. If the economy starts to tank, look for the cruise missiles to start flying.

ttyymmnn > shop-teacher 08/15/2019 at 22:22

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Seward was a visionary genius.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 08/15/2019 at 22:22

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I guess he doesn’t know that Greenland is the icy one, and Iceland is the green one.

This looks like fun. Attach a line and you can ice fish at the same time - two ‘sp orts’ in one.

ttyymmnn > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 22:23

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He’s seen the Mercator map and he thinks it’s really yuge.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 22:24

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https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/apr/25/omarosa-manigault-newman-trump-keeps-list-of-shock/

brexit related, but a fitting situation “throwing a dead cat”

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 22:25

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That'll simplify the diplomacy then!

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 22:29

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I mean, maybe?

ttyymmnn > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 08/15/2019 at 22:33

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You know, I had that very thought. What if this was just a stupid red herring to make the media and Dems look stupid?

For Sweden > ranwhenparked 08/15/2019 at 22:35

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Oh no Greenland is full of libertarians

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 08/15/2019 at 22:48

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Just watch - he’ll try to barter using Puerto Rico and Guam, and if things get tough he can toss in the USVI (but he’d better ask their president first...)

DipodomysDeserti > Nick Has an Exocet 08/15/2019 at 23:15

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Ride or die.

I guess it’s ride and die in this case.

pip bip - choose Corrour > ttyymmnn 08/16/2019 at 04:50

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citizens of Greenland might object

nerd_racing > ttyymmnn 08/16/2019 at 07:42

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Can we get Iceland too?  It will make moving there much easier. I want to bring a KODO Mazda 2 home lol 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 08/16/2019 at 08:52

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“ ice-smothered”?

I mean, it never hurts to ask, I guess? Preposterous idea, though. Maybe he can get the Greenlanders to rise up against their Danish overlords so they can join Puerto Rico as 2nd class citizens.

Fire up the coal plants! Make Greenland Green Again! 

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 08/16/2019 at 08:53

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Ha!

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/16/2019 at 08:58

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Apparently, Ike tried to buy it in 1946 or 47 for $150m. Denmark wasn’t interested.

Apparently, Trump put a note on Greenland that said, “Do you want to sell your country? I’ll pay cash. Call me at 555-MAGA.”

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 08/16/2019 at 09:02

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He’s a master of misdirection. 

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/16/2019 at 09:07

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Recession? War with Iran? Impeachment? Immigration? Mass shootings?

MAKE AMERICA GREENLAND AGAIN!!1!1

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 08/16/2019 at 09:20

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There really should be a “livestream” article on every news site titled “All the Insane Shit President Trump Says That We’re Not Dignifying with a Separate Headline”

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 08/16/2019 at 09:23

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But since news these days is  just entertainment, everyone bites.

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/16/2019 at 10:04

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My wife keeps saying, “Just ignore him.” We could, if the shit that comes out of his mouth didn’t have such far-reaching effects.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn 08/16/2019 at 10:15

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“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men should do nothing.”

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/16/2019 at 10:22

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Truth.