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submitted 2 months ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41391186

Donald Trump said Friday his administration will take action on Greenland “whether they like it or not,” further escalating his rhetoric as he pushes to acquire the Danish territory for the U.S.

The comments came during a meeting with oil executives to discuss the prospect of doing business in Venezuela. Less than a week earlier, the U.S. military invaded the oil-rich South American nation and captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro.

Denmark and its European allies in NATO – the military alliance co-founded by the U.S. – have pushed back, reiterating that Greenland is not for sale. But the Trump administration nevertheless says it is currently weighing a range of options on Greenland, including utilizing the U.S. military or cutting a deal to purchase it from Denmark.

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[-] QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world 93 points 2 months ago
[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 70 points 2 months ago

He's a mad fool being steered by evil madmen like Stephen Miller.

[-] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 months ago
[-] Earthman_Jim@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 months ago

It's mad men all the way down.

[-] regedit@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago

Oops! All shit heads!

[-] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 2 months ago

PeeWee Himmler

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[-] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 66 points 2 months ago

So quick question, why allow them to keep their military base? They're clearly hostile, time to pack up and leave.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 59 points 2 months ago

Either Europe's politicians are still deluding themselves that the USA could be an ally against Russia, or it's a case of no one wanting to move first and be the first the USA targets for economic and social destruction.

[-] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 19 points 2 months ago

Which is the point of a united Europe. They should work together.

[-] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 13 points 2 months ago

EU politicians did switch to a "don't feed the troll" stance on Trump. Flattery backfires because he sees that as weak. Taking sudden action works as a provocation in him. Best case they're waiting him out and preparing quietly in the background.

[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 months ago

Yeah, i never thought of that. All EU countries should expel the US troops and seize the bases and hardware

(now Rammstein is playing in my head...)

[-] Embargo@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

Which track? I've had "Amerika" on repeat in my sad brain for a while now.

[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

i was thinking of ramstein air base, and "du hast" popped into my head

[-] Hux@lemmy.ml 61 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Aside from the fact he wears that suit about as well as a toddler posing for a holiday photo, he is LITERALLY wearing a lapel pin of HIMSELF. Jesusfuckingchrist.jpg

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 9 points 2 months ago

he wears the suit like that to hide his neck vagina. its likes he strangling his neck with the tie.

[-] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 51 points 2 months ago

The important thing about Greenland is that less than 1% of the Epstein files were released by the deadline.

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

I consider this trope to be cover for Trump. Evil people are perfectly capable of multiple evils.

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[-] prex@aussie.zone 6 points 2 months ago

I'm adding 'danish intelligence releases Epstein files' to my bingo card. The rest of it is all bullshit anyway.

[-] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 2 months ago

Fuckin hell, this guy

“I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don’t do it the easy way, we’re going to do it the hard way,” Trump said at the White House.

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 51 points 2 months ago

The Art of the Deal: shoot them and take all their stuff.

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago
[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 8 points 2 months ago

Art of the kill

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[-] regedit@lemmy.zip 33 points 2 months ago

The dude with 34 sexual assault convictions does not adhere to consent. Color me shocked!

[-] InsanelyCrewed@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

This is true. Look up Donald Trump Rule 34 for more info.

[-] k0e3@lemmy.ca 31 points 2 months ago

Spoken like a true rapist.

[-] blackbearjesus27@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

Can you imagine the outrage if Biden said the things Trump has over the past, say, 72 hours?

[-] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

They would've eaten Biden alive for saying virtually anything trump has said.

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

You can't just keep invading countries to distract from being a massive kiddy fiddler

[-] Peppycito@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 months ago

At this point the Epstein files are a distraction from all the fascism.

[-] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago

Trump and his administration deserve to be kirked. 

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Maybe Europe needs to consider bombing Trump

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Abduct him and put him on trial in a European country. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

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[-] zd9@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Please don't hit DC or anywhere else really. DC especially is super cool and voted like 95% against him.

[-] zikzak025@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

He spends more time at Mar a Lago anyways

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[-] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This is what makes Putin very happy despite losses in Ukraine and some Russian domestic uncertainty.

He really wants to achieve the impossible, to distinguish himself from Brezhnev: defeat the West without even firing a shot.

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[-] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Oh, so that's his morality.

[-] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

If they had any balls at all, potential Democratic hopefuls for 2028 should be announcing now,

"If Trump takes Greenland or any other country's land, I'll give it back immediately if elected."

[-] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"If Trump takes Greenland or any other country's land, I'll give it back

That's not really what happens, from what I've observed. I think once a policy has been woven into action, it's difficult to unpick all of the new dependencies and go backwards without wasting a tremendous amount pf resources. Most of what Trump has been doing is probably here to stay. The Democrats are super neutral on everything. there's almost nobody pushing to the left.

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[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The high cholesterol in Donny needs to do something about him whether he likes it or not.

[-] cutemarshmallow@europe.pub 4 points 2 months ago

The universe sure is taking its sweet ol' time keeping him here against our will...

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[-] bagsy@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

If god was real, he would have granted the prayers of billions of people around the world all praying for tge same thing.

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[-] Doomsider@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Rapist says what?

[-] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Can we just get to the nuclear apocalypse already? I’m so fucking tired.

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[-] zd9@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

He really doesn't want those Epstein files to come out, that say he raped a bunch of little girls. He really, really doesn't want them out. Someone better leak them if they care about world order.

[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago
[-] mrmaplebar@fedia.io 7 points 2 months ago

When you're famous they let you do it?

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

The US already has a military base there. Fuck off

[-] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don’t wanna start any drama or anything, but here’s my .02. I can see this thing going completely sideways.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Can they go there and like die or something

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