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turbinetree

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Fri Jan 9, 2026, 04:14 PM Friday

Trump floats shocking new excuse for taking Greenland

By Nicole Charky-Chami
Published January 9, 2026 4:03 PM ET

President Donald Trump dropped a stunning new excuse for why the United States should take over Greenland Friday.

Trump was meeting with American oil executives over the military incursion of Venezuela and his goals to shift the country's oil production to benefit the U.S. when a reporter asked about Venezuela and if the country would be considered an ally.

"Right now they seem to be an ally and I think it'll continue to be an ally," Trump said. "We don't want to have Russia there. We don't want to have China there. And by the way, we don't want Russia or China going to Greenland, which if we don't take Greenland, you're going to have Russia or China as your next door neighbor. That's not going to happen."

https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-2674867164/

First and Foremost every maga senator and US Supreme Court created this shit show..............and own it along with the House maga republicans / maga voters..............
Second the current NATO Article 5 prevents what this clown is saying...........even if he decided to abandon NATO, which is he doing...........the other will come to Denmark's defense to for Greenland.............
Third he should be impeached and put a rubber room...............and given as many big macs that he wants...........with his rubber helmet..........

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Trump floats shocking new excuse for taking Greenland (Original Post) turbinetree Friday OP
Um, does he know Sarah Palin can see Russia from her porch? Seems like a neighbor. Attilatheblond Friday #1
Problem not...........maybe he can ask her.............. turbinetree Friday #2
Why hasn't Russia and China taken possession of Greenland for all these years? Boomerproud Friday #3

Boomerproud

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3. Why hasn't Russia and China taken possession of Greenland for all these years?
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 07:32 PM
Friday

They had their chance when a weak, woke, socialist Democrat was president, right?

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