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PeaceWave

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I think he's pushing for let us do whatever the f we want with your land and resources. unblock Jan 9 #1
He hasn't thought that far ahead. (see: the East Wing) LudwigPastorius Jan 9 #2
He probably envisions a territory like Puerto Rico or Guam, Ocelot II Jan 9 #3
He wants it to be his personal island. Will rename it Whiteland relayerbob Jan 9 #4
Nutlick wants it for his mining business Blues Heron Jan 9 #5
I think that would be the cue for at least 67 US senators and the majority of the house... Omnipresent Jan 9 #6
How long? Prairie Gates Jan 9 #7
How long for what? JoseBalow Jan 10 #12
Just effing NO to this. yorkster Jan 9 #8
This Greenland thing is bizarre. Is Stephen Miller is trying to "acquire" it for Israel, or some other country? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 9 #9
Chump crony Lutnick has financial interests in Greenland duckworth969 Jan 10 #19
That explains quite a lot. Thanks for the link. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Jan 10 #20
It will be a lawless billionaire haven Diraven Jan 10 #10
details, details. Since when has Trump ever bothered himself ... ? stopdiggin Jan 10 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author murielm99 Jan 10 #13
He's using it to bully Europe around... that's all. mikelewis Jan 10 #14
Colony. You don't think he'd give them citizenship, do you? Far too many are nowhere near white enough. muriel_volestrangler Jan 10 #15
It would likely be an unorganized territory carpetbagger Jan 10 #16
He's damaging the USA, so Greenlanders would be way worse off. Remember how he allegorical oracle Jan 10 #17
What do you conclude the result will be? Torchlight Jan 10 #18

unblock

(55,977 posts)
1. I think he's pushing for let us do whatever the f we want with your land and resources.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:01 PM
Jan 9

LudwigPastorius

(14,263 posts)
2. He hasn't thought that far ahead. (see: the East Wing)
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:02 PM
Jan 9

He's just been told that it holds 1/4 of the earth's rare minerals.

So, he wants.

Ocelot II

(129,329 posts)
3. He probably envisions a territory like Puerto Rico or Guam,
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:05 PM
Jan 9

where those brown people, who would probably be mostly Democrats, can't vote in federal elections. The indigenous Greenland Inuits are accustomed to Denmark's universal health care and other social programs, so they'd probably want to be Democrats too. If Greenland were a state they'd get one representative and two senators like Wyoming, and they'd be Democrats. Trump doesn't want two more Democratic senators.

It's not going to happen, though.

relayerbob

(7,377 posts)
4. He wants it to be his personal island. Will rename it Whiteland
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:11 PM
Jan 9

Like Epstein Island, only bigger

Blues Heron

(8,436 posts)
5. Nutlick wants it for his mining business
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:14 PM
Jan 9

Omnipresent

(7,316 posts)
6. I think that would be the cue for at least 67 US senators and the majority of the house...
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:18 PM
Jan 9

To almost immediately impeach him.

Prairie Gates

(7,290 posts)
7. How long?
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:19 PM
Jan 9

JoseBalow

(9,200 posts)
12. How long for what?
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:37 AM
Jan 10

yorkster

(3,700 posts)
8. Just effing NO to this.
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:46 PM
Jan 9

Impeach the bastard. It's straightjacket time.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,908 posts)
9. This Greenland thing is bizarre. Is Stephen Miller is trying to "acquire" it for Israel, or some other country?
Fri Jan 9, 2026, 11:54 PM
Jan 9

All of a sudden, the fixation about Greenland the very same year Miller gets in the White House. Are they going to imprison Palestinians there, or what?

duckworth969

(1,231 posts)
19. Chump crony Lutnick has financial interests in Greenland
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 06:24 PM
Jan 10

“… among investors with a keen eye for opportunity. At the heart of this narrative is Howard Lutnick, a key figure in President Trump’s administration, who has emerged as a potential player in the unfolding saga of mining investments in this strategically located territory.”

https://thegistnotes.com/trumps-nominee-eyes-greenlands-mining-potential-amid-controversy/

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,908 posts)
20. That explains quite a lot. Thanks for the link.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 07:06 PM
Jan 10

Diraven

(1,840 posts)
10. It will be a lawless billionaire haven
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:18 AM
Jan 10

The thing they billionaires running Trump policy keep pushing is the creation of a tax free haven where billionaires are a law unto themselves, a la Curtis Yarvin. The whole reason Trump pardoned the former Honduran president is because he's helping them set one up in Honduras. Now they're looking at the the same thing for Greenland, where a handful of unaccountable billionaires can completely take over and run it as a feudal fiefdom free from taxes for themselves and civil rights, labor laws, and environmental regulations for their serfs.

Honestly I think this whole Greenland thing is a feint. No billionaire wants to live in a mostly barren frigid wasteland in even if they get to basically be an absolute monarch. What they're really planning is to implement this same strategy in Cuba. It has a much nicer climate, is much more conveniently located so it's much easier to pillage all its resources. The main inconvenience is the 11 million Cubans who are in the way. Not that that will stop them.

stopdiggin

(15,073 posts)
11. details, details. Since when has Trump ever bothered himself ... ?
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 12:28 AM
Jan 10

He just wants a big sign saying '-TRUMP-' - somewhere over there ...

Response to PeaceWave (Original post)

mikelewis

(4,591 posts)
14. He's using it to bully Europe around... that's all.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 03:00 AM
Jan 10

He's only threatening Greenland to tell Europe to shut the fuck up about Venezuela.

And they have... they get it.

muriel_volestrangler

(105,636 posts)
15. Colony. You don't think he'd give them citizenship, do you? Far too many are nowhere near white enough.
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 06:24 AM
Jan 10

He wouldn't give them the right to move to the actual USA.

He'd build a gulag there, too, to deport people seized at court immigration hearings to.

carpetbagger

(5,420 posts)
16. It would likely be an unorganized territory
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 08:45 AM
Jan 10

Here i use a technical term. No home government or autonomy, run directly by US military and civil officials.

allegorical oracle

(6,230 posts)
17. He's damaging the USA, so Greenlanders would be way worse off. Remember how he
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 08:56 AM
Jan 10

treated Puerto Rico after that hurricane during his first term?

He's totally neglected the U.S. states that were damaged during the 2024 hurricanes. He has a home in Fla., but still hasn't bothered to reimburse the state for restoring damaged public facilities (electric companies, roads, bridges, etc.). That's caused electric bills to double and local taxes to rise.

Torchlight

(6,357 posts)
18. What do you conclude the result will be?
Sat Jan 10, 2026, 09:10 AM
Jan 10
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