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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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[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

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

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago
[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

I’m doing the leonardo di caprio pointing meme thing rn in agreement with this comment.

[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

Also, they're actually advancing in Ukraine.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 16 hours ago

Can they go there and like die or something

[–] regedit@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] InsanelyCrewed@lemmy.world 8 points 16 hours ago

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

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Rapist says what?

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

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 49 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

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[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 day ago

Spoken like a true rapist.

[–] QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world 91 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

No fucking thanks to Putin and Roy Cohn.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 71 points 1 day ago (7 children)

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

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 5 points 14 hours ago

PeeWee Himmler

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 day ago (3 children)
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[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 69 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 61 points 1 day ago (7 children)

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.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 14 points 1 day 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.

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[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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...)

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[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 61 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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

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[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 48 points 1 day ago (8 children)

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 50 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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

[–] cutemarshmallow@europe.pub 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I know right? The one thing that makes me upset is that both of his parents were not in great health and they both lived to be almost 100. While I don’t think Donny will make it to 100 there is always that small possibility.

[–] cutemarshmallow@europe.pub 1 points 1 hour ago

I swear, if we have 20 more years of this crap--

I don't even care if he's not the president of the United States anymore because he still would be bothering me (and I'm not even American). I just want to never hear from him again. I want him to shut up and be as far away from the public eye as possible.

[–] blackbearjesus27@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (7 children)

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."

[–] emax_gomax@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago

Trumps whole thing is throwing grenades and leaving others to deal with a fallout. No matter what happens with Greenland he's irreprably damaged the USs alliances everywhere. The possibility the US is fickle enough to invade an ally and then undo it in 4 years is insane. Any successor to trump that wants to backtrack needs to sort out the rampant unchecked power of the office, not to mention the lack of accountability at so many levels of the government.

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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Evil piece of shit from evil piece of shit country says evil piece of shit thing that pushes the rest of the world to global destruction.

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[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago

The US already has a military base there. Fuck off

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