But Trump sees it as an investment that will pay off.

That is one way to define a bribe.

Maybe. HeHE:) But to me this is not a bribe. It's part of a presidential campaign. Vote fishing is not illegal in the US. Or is it?
Whatever. In our Nordic countries this type of "Valfläsk" never happens.
"Valfläsk" is an untranslatable very funny idiom that describe what politicians do to gain voters :)

Well, thank you for the Freudian admission that you recognize the source of fake news.

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I do not fight fascists because I think I can win.
I fight them because they are fascists.
Chris Hedges

A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Trump seem to have a hearing problem.
- Greenland is not for sale. Greenland is not Danish. Greenland is Greenlandic. I still hope he is not serious, says Danish PM Mette Frederiksen to the Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq in connection with a visit to the island.

Oh. "Valfläsk" is ekvivalent to Pork Barrel:)
1917 cartoon from the New York World

Apparently this is again relevant......



Not the 'source of fake news ' but he is the source of 'dancing bears and puppets '............

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"Sour Grapes make a bitter Whine." <(0)>

Apparently this is again relevant......
Not the 'source of fake news ' but he is the source of 'dancing bears and puppets '............

The fount of all fake news.

Yep, he's the main source of totally out of this world fake news that suckers believe in. ;-)

Sigh... Trump still doesn't get it. GREENLAND IS NOT FOR SALE!
https://nypost.com/2019/08/18/trump-700m-cost-of-greenland-is-hurting-denmark-very-badly/?utm_source=quora&utm_medium=referral

President Trump on Sunday said that buying Greenland isn’t “No. 1 on the burner” but quipped that Denmark may want the US to take the world’s biggest island off its hands to save money.

From one commenter.

Denmark does not need to sell Greenland, Denmark does not wish to sell Greenland, and Denmark cannot legally sell Greenland.
In addition, the Greenlanders do not wish to be sold. By international law and common human decency, they have the right not to be treated as livestock when you sell a farm.

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs also issued a statement saying that the island is not for sale.
" Greenland is rich in resources such as minerals, clean water and ice, fish, renewable energy and a new front for adventure tourism. We are open for business, but not for sale."

moomin, Rump is the son of KKK. KKK believes people are salable commodities. Ergo Rump and Greenland.

Trump is not that bad:) The only connection (knowned) the Trump family has to the KKK is when his father Fred was arrested in New York in 1927 when the Ku Klux Klan together with Fred marched in Queens on Memorial Day. Well Donald denies that incident of course.

Politically building a wall is more important to Trump than science.

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Politically building a wall is more important to Trump than science.

I wonder if we could build a radio telescope that just happens to look/act like a border wall. Two for the price of one?

Tom

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This is actually quite funny:)
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1163603361423351808

I promise not to do this to Greenland!

Apparently Greenland is “No. 1 on the burner” after all!
Now Trump cancels Denmark state visit. Trump dislikes that the country has not given positive signals about a sale of Greenland.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49416740
Just hours before Mr Trump announced the cancellation, the US ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, tweeted: "Denmark is ready for the POTUS @realDonaldTrump visit! Partner, ally, friend."
The President was scheduled to visit Copenhagen on 2-3 September and, according to previous information, among other things, discuss the geopolitical situation in the Arctic and participate in a series of bilateral meetings and meet business leaders. According to Danish information, he should also have discussed military cooperation within the framework of NATO.

Apparently Greenland is “No. 1 on the burner” after all!
Now Trump cancels Denmark state visit. Trump dislikes that the country has not given positive signals about a sale of Greenland.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49416740
Just hours before Mr Trump announced the cancellation, the US ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, tweeted: "Denmark is ready for the POTUS @realDonaldTrump visit! Partner, ally, friend."
The President was scheduled to visit Copenhagen on 2-3 September and, according to previous information, among other things, discuss the geopolitical situation in the Arctic and participate in a series of bilateral meetings and meet business leaders. According to Danish information, he should also have discussed military cooperation within the framework of NATO.

Maybe somebody informed him what Danish Vikings did to leaders they don't like. A Viking Torture Method

Maybe somebody informed him what Danish Vikings did to leaders they don't like. A Viking Torture Method

Yes, maybe. You don't play around with Denmark's PM Mette Fredriksen:)
Anyway Rufus Gifford, former US ambassador to Denmark, apologizes to both Denmark and Greenland.
"He asked the Queen for an invitation to a state visit. She invited him. He accepted. They have been waiting for him for weeks at the castle. Denmark and Greenland are dismissing his vain project. He is neglecting the whole country. He is a child."

Meanwhile Danish politicians rage against "disrespectful" Trump. From the left and the center to the right.
http://www.ystadsallehanda.se/nyheter/danska-politiker-rasar-mot-respektlos-trump/ (In Swedish but you can use translator tools)
Even right-wing former Swedish PM and FM Carl Bildt writes that the canceled visit is "beyond absurd".
"Trump is making a state visit to a long-time ally depending on whether the country is ready to give up parts of its territory," he tweeted.

Looks like Queen of Denmark Margrethe II, full name Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, handle the situation quite well:)

“Þórhildur” means “Thor's battle”:)

Now Trump is way out of line.
Denmark's dismissive response to a US purchase of Greenland became too much for Donald Trump, who now explains his decision and describes Mette Fredriksen's actions as "nasty".
Video from his crap talk today https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/donald-trump-om-mette-fredriksen-s-nasty

Donald Trump has now answered Mette Fredriksen and gives a more detailed explanation why he is not going to Denmark. He thinks her word choice is "nasty".
- It was not a nice way to do it. She could have just said "no, we prefer not to," says the US president, according to AFP.
It was inappropriate of Frederiksen, according to Trump, who demand more respect.
- She's not talking to me, she's talking to the United States. You do not speak to the United States in this way, at least not in my opinion.

As usual, Trump just makes classic Arne Duck strategy ... "Thinking before you speak is like drying your ass before you poop"

He's certainly the king of selfish lowlifes.

And Mette Fredriksen addressed Trump and his proposal, not the US and it's people!

[quote]Apparently this is again relevant......
Not the 'source of fake news ' but he is the source of 'dancing bears and puppets '............

Pwned.

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