Thursday, January 15, 2026

Denmark, Greenland failed to win the Trump team over

The U.S. allies hoped meeting senior Trump officials would diffuse tensions and tough talk on Greenland. It didn't.

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... Denmark and Greenland "still have a fundamental disagreement" with the U.S. over President Donald Trump's desire to control the Arctic territory, Denmark's foreign minister said Wednesday.

Lars Lkke Rasmussen and his Greenland counterpart, Vivian Motzfeldt, finally had their chance to try to turn down the temperature at the White House after more than a year of aggressive internet trolling, statements and demands from the U.S. Their conversation did little to dissuade Trump and his team from their hold on Greenland.

"We didn't manage to change the American position," Rasmussen told reporters after the meeting. "It's clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland. We made it very, very clear that this is not in the interest of the Kingdom." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-15 02:19 AM

OK, my first question is ...

What right does Pres Trump have to justify his quest to colonize and/or annex Greenland?



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-15 02:20 AM

What right does Pres Trump have to justify his quest

He thinks he owns the whole planet. There are things in Greenland that don't have his name on them yet.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-01-15 02:24 AM

@#3 ... He thinks he owns the whole planet. ...

... or is entitled to own the Western Hemisphere, if you can believe the National Security Strategy document he recently issued.

Regarding Greenland, imo, Pres trump's saber-rattling about security is just a cover for his true goal ...

The mineral deposits of Greenland.

Similar to your excellent recent comment about fentanyl being little more than Pres Trump's gateway drug to Venezuelan oil.

The mineral deposits in Greenland are Pres Trump's gateway drug to annexing Greenland.

(OK, that analogy doesn't work as well as your excellent comment   :(, but I suspect you get what I am saying ...)




#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-01-15 03:06 AM

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