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canetoad

(20,253 posts)
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:04 PM Yesterday

Greenlanders tell 'absolutely insane' Trump what they really think

Nuuk: The people of Greenland have a simple message for Donald Trump: no deal.

On the streets of their capital, Greenlanders dismiss the US president’s idea of turning their land into an American territory – even if he offers cash.

“He’s insane, absolutely insane,” says Ruth Søholm, 65, a retail worker in Nuuk.

“We don’t belong to America. We are Inuit. We don’t want to be Americans.”

Trump is trying to blast through every obstacle to achieve his dream of adding the vast Arctic territory to the US, spurning objections from Europe and letting speculation run about using force to get his way.

‘Military is always an option’: White House escalates Greenland clash with NATO allies

“We are going to do something on Greenland whether they like it or not,” he said on Friday. “Because if we don’t do it, Russia or China will take over Greenland, and we’re not going to have Russia or China as a neighbour.”

https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/greenlanders-tell-absolutely-insane-trump-what-they-really-think-20260110-p5nt11.html

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Greenlanders tell 'absolutely insane' Trump what they really think (Original Post) canetoad Yesterday OP
we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbour. lapfog_1 Yesterday #1
He's far too stupid to read a map AZ8theist Yesterday #9
K&R UTUSN Yesterday #2
Isn't possession 9/10 of the law? multigraincracker Yesterday #3
Do we want to be in the same economic situation as multigraincracker Yesterday #4
I have an idea. returnee Yesterday #5
Right? We don't have to "own" it to help protect it. NATO is supposed to be an agreement among allies. Beartracks Yesterday #7
Well, I would, but.... canetoad Yesterday #10
Good malaise Yesterday #6
Will somebody... GiqueCee Yesterday #8

lapfog_1

(31,676 posts)
1. we're not going to have Russia or China as a neighbour.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:00 PM
Yesterday

HEY THERE ALASKA!!!

He means YOU. I guess you can either join Canada ( but I doubt they really want you ) or join Russia... or something.

They guy can't read a map. Even ones he marks up with a sharpie.

AZ8theist

(7,103 posts)
9. He's far too stupid to read a map
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 06:10 PM
Yesterday

He was shown the location of Seoul and suggested they move it away from North Korea. The baby is a blithering, drooling IMBECILE.

returnee

(826 posts)
5. I have an idea.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 04:53 PM
Yesterday

If you’re worried about Russia or China taking control in Greenland, why not, on behalf of Denmark, Greenland, AND NATO, stop them.

Beartracks

(14,377 posts)
7. Right? We don't have to "own" it to help protect it. NATO is supposed to be an agreement among allies.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 06:01 PM
Yesterday

But Trump & Friends don't really "do" allies anymore, do they.

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GiqueCee

(3,428 posts)
8. Will somebody...
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 06:10 PM
Yesterday

... tell that simple-minded shitstain that we already have Russia as a neighbor? According to one delusional resident of Alaska, she can see in from her kitchen window, at the other end of the Aleutian Archipelago. Her glasses must be REALLY strong to see over the curvature of the Earth!

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