Trump threatens to acquire Canada, Greenland while next to NATO chief

Trump threatens to acquire Canada, Greenland while next to NATO chief



Posted by joe4942

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  1. US President Donald Trump has reiterated his desire to acquire Canada and Greenland, stating “I think it will happen” during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. Trump also expressed his grievances with Canadian trade and suggested that Canada should become the 51st US state, claiming that the border between the two countries is “an artificial line” that “makes no sense”. Canadian officials, including incoming prime minister Mark Carney, have repeatedly stated that Canada will never become part of the US. The leader of Greenland, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has also rejected Trump’s proposed takeover, saying “We don’t want to be Americans” after his party won the country’s parliamentary elections.

  2. It is within the mandate of NATO to promote rule of law, but last thing Rutte should do is call out his employer in front of the camera.

  5. It’s important to understand that Trump literally believes he can make things happen by stating it and then repeating it over and over again until it becomes reality. He will therefore keep saying that Greenland and Canada should be part of the US, because then it will happen. It’s a kind of magical thinking that is not unique to Trump.

  6. WTH is going on with the world ? Where the hell is NATO in all this ? Is NATO just going to sit by and do nothing ?

  7. If any other country said this it would be a declaration of war

  8. He wants the Northwest Passage but doesn’t know how to play and cooperate with others because he’s still stuck business world where it is all or none. If he’s concerned about Russian and Chinese presence in the Northwest Passage, let Canada, Denmark (Greenland), and United States have an open and honest discussion. What are you willing to do, what do you other nations to do. Canada has ice breakers, the Arctic strategy has been an election issue for several cycles now. Quit this nonsensical bullying tactic of annexation or we are going to isolate you further.
    Trump is trying to combine Manifest Destiny and the Monroe Doctrine to make North America the hegemony of the United States.

  9. Honestly I think all the adults are waiting this fool out. They are letting grandpa rant and quietly ignoring his insane ramblings. That’s really all it is

  10. Canada a fellow G7 country and commonwealth member. Well that will be an interesting chat with the King of England when he has his second state visit.

  11. Krasnov making Putin happy

    He need only to end the Ukraine war by ending all NATO aid namely US then he need only to destroy Denmark, Canada and NATO! Trump also wants to economically cripple the UK!

  12. What are the US wartime election rules? Could he be dragging US into wars to secure a 3rd term or to extend his 2nd term?

  13. This has moved beyond ‘ribbing’ and ‘mocking’. Whatever your political inclination, surely, one has to concede that threatening the annexation of your most steadfast and critical ally is not a viable way to settle grievances, real or perceived.

    This is not ‘realpolitik’ or ‘rhetoric aimed at flustering Trudeau and the snowflakes’. No, this seems to be something much more sinister.

    I would be very concerned and alarmed if I was a Canadian.

  14. How can he go to war when his country is on the brink of civil war? Unless he can consolidate power firmly to get his house in order, any jingoist move would be the spark of domestic turmoil in the US.

    Americans are not Europeans. Americans are really bad with explicit imperialism. Bastion of freedom and equality delusions does not mix well with good ole unjustified annexation French style.

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