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55. It's an attention-whoring distraction -- Don't give it any oxygen

Reply to GoCubsGo (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 23, 2024, 05:58 PM

Dec 23

And folks should stop and look around for something going on that Donnie doesn't want us to pay attention to...

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'Absolute Necessity': Trump Goes All In on Buying Greenland Again [View all] babylonsister Dec 23 OP

Just in case anyone forgot what an idiot this guy is C_U_L8R Dec 23 #1

Good idea trump, focus all your attention on that... Think. Again. Dec 23 #2

Hard to tell how much of this is trolling, GoCubsGo Dec 23 #3

Lots of trolling newdeal2 Dec 23 #16

I'm leaning more heavily toward "batshit crazy," myself. GoCubsGo Dec 23 #18

This continual contriving of absurd but dangerous pronouncements Liberal In Texas Dec 23 #36

It has always been all of those, and Magats and billionaires don't care. ananda Dec 23 #24

It's an attention-whoring distraction -- Don't give it any oxygen Blue_Tires Dec 23 #55

It's definitely attention-whoring. GoCubsGo Dec 24 #58

What is his fixation on Greenland about? wnylib Dec 23 #4

Oil and natural gas lostnfound Dec 23 #6

Thanks. I knew it had to be connected to some sort of financial gain. wnylib Dec 23 #13

Trump wants us to quit NATO. yardwork Dec 23 #14

So then NATO will be free to unite against Mr. Trump's land grab wnylib Dec 23 #23

Pricey oil and gas ...81% of the country is under the Artic ice sheet...we know how but $$$ dutch777 Dec 23 #53

The cheapest spot on the Risk board??? (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 23 #7

That's my guess too. Hugin Dec 23 #19

He played Risk once as a teen and got his a$$ whooped JCMach1 Dec 23 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author dalton99a Dec 23 #5

plus tax and tariffs Conjuay Dec 23 #10

And documentary fees Captain Zero Dec 23 #47

In case you were wondering.... that is a sextillion Nictuku Dec 23 #17

Billion enid602 Dec 23 #30

Not really. Disaffected Dec 23 #33

Billion enid602 Dec 23 #42

I guess you don't get around much :) Disaffected Dec 23 #43

In Sweden 1,000,000,000 is called en miljard, and up until the last 50 years or so, in the UK, it was called a milliard Celerity Dec 23 #49

Is this another form of gaslighting, to deflect Emile Dec 23 #8

To deflect attention - quite possible. But the technical term for this is "a dead cat" muriel_volestrangler Dec 23 #11

Jared just got another $1.5 billion from Qatar. So there's that. Scrivener7 Dec 23 #35

Does Bezos have it with a "Buy It Now" option on Amazon? bluesbassman Dec 23 #9

I sense Putin's involvement. yardwork Dec 23 #15

That or a oblique admission that climate change is real and gonna make life unbearable in southern climes Attilatheblond Dec 23 #28

It will be all wet. yardwork Dec 23 #29

No, jackass, the United States of America does not feel that. tanyev Dec 23 #12

He wants to own everything, but never wants to own up to his crimes. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Dec 23 #20

I don't think he ran this by his boss, Elon.... Jack Valentino Dec 23 #21

Sigh Prairie Gates Dec 23 #25

If anyone needed more proof that he's insane, there it is. Dave Bowman Dec 23 #26

Am much less concerned about him trying to buy Greenland as I am about him trying to sell Alaska to Putin Attilatheblond Dec 23 #27

Just like taking Ukraine is "essential" for the defense of Russia... Wounded Bear Dec 23 #31

Ha-ha! Mike Nelson Dec 23 #32

That'll definitely bring down the price of groceries. Promises kept! Scrivener7 Dec 23 #34

If it was actually for sale at a good price, I'd be all for it Polybius Dec 23 #37

If you were Denmark.... Red Mountain Dec 23 #38

Once he says something LPBBEAR Dec 23 #39

Dangerously insane Hekate Dec 23 #40

"... ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity." LastDemocratInSC Dec 23 #41

"Extortion" seems to be a Disaffected Dec 23 #44

Maybe he could build mierde a gogo north Richard D Dec 23 #45

Has anyone actually told hime that Greenland isn't actually green? Angleae Dec 23 #46

Watch out, now---you'll endanger Iceland. (nt) Paladin Dec 23 #50

The Shady Tree Retirement Home Aussie105 Dec 23 #48

Todays shinny object for the headlines. What will be next buy Antartica? He may doc03 Dec 23 #51

Are we invading or buying Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Panama? Irish_Dem Dec 23 #52

So, is the self named peacenick, going to order the zorbasd Dec 23 #54

Four years of this utter insanity ahead ..... Diamond_Dog Dec 23 #56

What a fucking asshole. But you knew that... Evolve Dammit Dec 23 #57

In other news, putin claims Alaska Marthe48 Dec 24 #59

This is pure greed on the part of Trump and his billionaire buddies peggysue2 Dec 24 #60