Donald Trump in fiery call with Denmark's prime minister over Greenland

[Nevilledog]

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Donald Trump insisted he was serious in his determination to take over Greenland in a fiery telephone call with Denmark’s prime minister, according to senior European officials.

The US president spoke to Mette Frederiksen, the Danish premier, for 45 minutes last week. The White House has not commented on the call but Frederiksen said she had emphasised that the vast Arctic island — an autonomous part of the kingdom of Denmark — was not for sale, while noting America’s “big interest” in it.

Five current and former senior European officials briefed on the call said the conversation had gone very badly.

They added that Trump had been aggressive and confrontational following the Danish prime minister’s comments that the island was not for sale, despite her offer of more co-operation on military bases and mineral exploitation.

“It was horrendous,” said one of the people. Another added: “He was very firm. It was a cold shower. Before, it was hard to take it seriously. But I do think it is serious, and potentially very dangerous.”

*snip*

[CurtEastPoint]

1. He's going to say it was a perfect phone call

[whathehell]

5. No, he'll say the phone call was "beautiful".

[BonnieJW]

35. But she was vrry nasty

Remember, he was speaking to a female, and you know they are all nasty.

[whathehell]

40. Of course..

and, yes, we're all nasty, especially those of us who call him on his bullshit.

[magicarpet]

65. trDUMP will say the female Premier of Denmark,...

... tried to rape him over the phone and say lude things to him all during the conversation.

She kept telling him he was cute and irresistible and couldn't wait to get her hands on him when they met in person.

trDUMP was very embarrassed and blushed.

[mwmisses4289]

109. Blushed?!?

How can anyone tell if he blushed under that inch thick layer of orange goo that he slathers on his face each day?!?

[TheBlackAdder]

25. Trump has to take over one country to make the rest fall in line.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Does Denmark do black ops?

[58Sunliner]

13. Do they need volunteers?

[SoFlaBro]

3. What the fuck happens with the fucking NATO Article 5 agreement when the US attacks Danish troops in Greenland?

[jls4561]

8. I wondered about that too. Will the US be obligated to defend Greenland from the US?

Or will Drumph have declared the NATo treaty invalid by that time? I’m sure judge flatface in Florida will find that’s perfectly legal.

[SoFlaBro]

23. Pervert Hoover will leave NATO first then fucking send in all three branches. The next 10 NATO members have about 1/2

of military expenditure of the US when combined. This could fucking escalate QUICKLY.

[Arazi]

24. I've said it for months that he was serious about Greenland

His oligarchs want the resources

Traitor wants a “conquest”

Putin wants NATO out of the way

[wnylib]

95. What if the US military refuses to fight?

[Arazi]

101. What would be illegal about the order?

And how many grunts are legal scholars to research the status of that order before they’re deployed?

[wnylib]

110. Violation of international law to invade a sovereign nation without just cause

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Also, Invading Greenland would be an undeclared war combat action that does not fit the Presidential War Powers Act of 1973.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/1541

Regarding "grunts" not knowing the law regarding U.S. involvement in war and hostile military activities, I had in mind that senior officers would refuse orders to invade Greenland.

I would not underestimate the knowledge of "the average grunt" in the military. Basic training includes laws of war.

[RandomNumbers]

112. I wish I could REC your post 100 times

Thank you for providing a strong source and argument in response to the question.

[PortTack]

50. He cannot leave NATO without 2/3 of the house and senate...ain't happening

[jg10003]

61. He doesn't need to formally leave NATO, he can just stop cooperating with it.

[PortTack]

67. True...right now NATO doesn't really need us to respond to threats from Russia

Plus when Tsf fuck is gone, and he will be, the next DEMOCRATIC president in ‘28 can start cooperating without asking to rejoin

[ornotna]

11. I would like to think that won't happen

Hopefully they will disobey any unlawful orders.

[SoFlaBro]

20. If that piss-soaked Orange Bastard sends them, they will go.

[PortTack]

73. We're talking about breaking international law here....I don't think even his goons who are running the show

Would go along with that

[SoFlaBro]

85. Have you seen this pack of piss-soaked shitbirds? That is exactly what they want. Brining the planet to fucking heel.

[Bluetus]

55. Consider this is a pretense for the US leaving NATO, which is Putin's fondest wish

Destabilizing NATO was Putin's biggest objective the last time. This is more of the same, just coming from a different angle.

[SoFlaBro]

86. All it takes is Orange Fuckhead deploying troops to Greenland to set up a permanent base. What the fuck would they do?

[cab67]

94. We already have a permanent base there.

Used to be called Thule - it has a new name I can't recall. It's the northernmost US military base, and it's been there since around 1950.

There is no reason for the US to take control of it.

[SoFlaBro]

107. Orange Turd wants to fucking start shooting unless they fucking relent.

[yodermon]

76. That would 100% be an illegal order which no military member of any rank should follow.

It's a treaty and thus law of the land in the USA.

[SoFlaBro]

87. They ignore the orders of this shitty CIC, they'll fucking be court martialed by the fucking toadies he's put in place.

[orangecrush]

88. Remember Nuremberg?

[SoFlaBro]

118. That's exactly how I expect this piece of fucking shit MAGA Turd Regime to end. Trials. Ropes. Cyanide pills. Better USA

[EX500rider]

115. And how many military members refused to invade:

Grenada, Panama, Iraq etc

[haele]

4. He thought he could bully Fredericksen.

He called a woman. So in his mind, he could order her to give him Greenland.

[woodsprite]

17. That was my very first thought. I didn't know it was a woman, but I figured as much hearing how he acted. nt

[Seinan Sensei]

58. I bet he pisses his pants

Every time a strong woman bows-up to him.
Phone call was 45 minutes. In-person would have been about 5 min.

[Cha]

6. I don't give a shit what he says.. Somebody has to

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Shut that MF Down .

TY

[dmr]

104. Amen, Cha, amen!

[Solly Mack]

7. ...

[msongs]

9. hitler bullied leaders of austria and czechoslovakia in the same manner nt

[VMA131Marine]

10. So Trump is setting a precedent

that it’s okay for big countries to threaten smaller ones to extract territory or other concessions from them. It also puts the U.S. on weak footing when it comes to opposing other countries’ territorial aims like China’s over Taiwan.
A U.S. attempt to take Greenland by force would result in the immediate shutdown of trade with the EU as well.
Who wants to bet that he would rename Greenland to Trumpland?

[Kali]

72. to be fair

it always has been like that, just that we didn't act quite so assholishly.

[rubbersole]

103. Pootie orders, tsf puts hickeys on his ass.

[underpants]

12. STATES RIGHTS!!

[C_U_L8R]

14. Fiery? More like pathetic.

Trump should be in a secure assisted living facility... one with bars and high walls.

[Initech]

29. I'm so damn sick of the fucking hyperbole.

Pathetic is right.

[lastlib]

108. and guards and barbed wire......

aBig House, not a White House.

[Johonny]

15. Do you get a peace prize for starting a war with Denmark?

[beaglelover]

16. Where's the $ coming from to buy Greenland?

[Arazi]

19. No $$ involved imo

Pretty sure it’s a demand to relinquish Greenland or he’s sending (more) troops to take it

(We already have some troops there)

[GoYouPackersGo]

48. Oh, he will offer money...

then refuse to pay. It's his primary MO in business dealings.

[delisen]

79. Traitor Billionaires and phony crypto currency. nt

[Buns_of_Fire]

18. At this rate, NATO will kick us out before assface gets a chance to withdraw from it. nt

[Arazi]

21. And Putin laughs...

[Buns_of_Fire]

38. He's seeing a potential new member to the "Pariah Nations Club". nt

[muriel_volestrangler]

22. "He threatened specific measures against Denmark such as targeted tariffs" against the Ozempic/Wegovy country

Go ahead, MF - I'd really like to see Denmark halt the export of those drugs to the USA because of aggression by its president, and see the shit he'd have dropped himself in.

[Irish_Dem]

30. Trump is threatening Denmark's economic ruin if they don't hand over Greenland?

Trump is playing a very dangerous game.

Not just danger to the US and the world, but to himself?

[Pachamama]

32. Massive Crisis!!!!

[FSogol]

26. Trump is a fucking national embarrassment.

[misanthrope]

105. No, our electorate is

They empowered this transparent buffoon.

[OldBaldy1701E]

117. Hear Hear! (n/t)

[Irish_Dem]

27. Trump is out of control and very dangerous.

Risk level is high.

[IzzaNuDay]

28. Wish I could have heard that conversation

I hope the dotard got a few F bombs dropped on him!

[bucolic_frolic]

31. Is he picking a war with NATO?

[twodogsbarking]

33. I am not qualified to state this but Trump is crazy. There.

[0rganism]

34. The world can't take four years of this monstrous psychopathy from the leader of a global superpower

Americans didn't take our electoral responsibilities seriously and now the world will pay for our mistakes. I only hope this BS is snapping Europeans and Canadians out of their looming trancelike desire to embrace fascist ultranationalism.

[brush]

36. The idiot is risking war with NATO as Demark is in the NATO alliance.

He's going to get us into a war. And then there's his aims on Panama.

What shit show this admin is and it's only five days in.

[Ananda62]

49. I can't much more

I’m supposed to go to Denmark in April - I’ve been looking forward to the trip for months. With the Orange Felon in charge, we are looking at another world war.

[Rebl2]

54. Didn't

maga people like him because he was going to keep us out of wars? Do we have a military presence there? NATO may step in to protect Greenland if trump tries something.

[UTUSN]

37. The world's stance is solidifying that it is *OUR* problem to deal with him.

[Jim__]

39. "... the first time as tragedy, the second as farce."

We'll see how farcical Trump's second presidency will be.

[hadEnuf]

41. I hate to say it, but it's difficult to see this madness being stopped by strongly worded letters or even voting.

[SallyHemmings]

56. Every day I look for that glorious breaking news........

that he is gone....

only his wife will be happier

[Hekate]

42. We're going to end up without a friend in the world

[Arazi]

45. Again, Putin laughs...

(Pretty sure that’s one of his goals)

[wnylib]

98. Keep NATO busy in the west of Europe while

Putin fights Ukraine in the east.

[delisen]

77. Trump wants us isolated.

His concept of the southern border wall is like the East Germany wall which served to keep East Germans isolated from the west.

[Hekate]

83. This is exactly what I've been thinking since the first time he ever broached the idea...

What the hell kind of country builds an actual wall? — One that wants to imprison its own people.

[delisen]

84. You have said it better than I.

Yes he wants to imprison us by making our country a massive prison.

[EX500rider]

116. Many unfortunately:

Countries with border walls
Morocco: Built a 1,700-mile sand wall in 1975 along its border with Western Sahara
North Korea: Shares a border wall with South Korea, including the Panmunjom, the Military Demarcation Line, and the Demilitarized Zone
Spain: Built concrete barriers along its borders with Melilla and Ceuta
Israel: Has built multiple border walls
Iran: Has built multiple border walls
India: Has built multiple border walls
South Africa: Has built multiple border walls
Saudi Arabia: Has built multiple border walls
United Arab Emirates: Has built multiple border walls
Jordan: Has built multiple border walls
Turkey: Has built multiple border walls
Turkmenistan: Has built multiple border walls

[RainCaster]

99. That's what he will get

It will begin with NATO countries dressing him down for his Greenland fiasco. Then he will find the US not invited to any more economic forums. Then he will find out that none of our {former} allies are willing to share intelligence with us anymore. Of course, the newly minted drunk running the defense department will not understand the significance of that.

[ancianita]

43. "In the first stages of totalitarian regime... secret police & the party's elite formations still play a role similar to

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other forms of dictatorship... The first stage of ferreting out secret enemies and hunting down former opponents is usually combined with drafting the entire population into another front organization and re-educating old party members for voluntary espionage services... during this stage a neighbor gradually becomes a more dangerous enemy to one who "harbors dangerous thoughts" as the "enemy within" -- than are officially appointed police agents...
the chief difference between a totalitarian and imperialist expansion is that totalitarians recognize no formal difference between a home and a foreign country, with world expansion as their goal... "

------------------------- Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism 1966 - 2024 (first to sixth copyright renewal)

[pamdb]

44. orange felon

So if the orange felon sends in the military to try to forcibly take over Greenland, and since Denmark is part of Nato, as we are, at least as of now, does that mean that NATO will have to come in and defend Greenland, and even possibly Denmark, against the US?
Because I'll tell you, I will be rooting for the Danes.

[jayschool2013]

46. He's barking mad

FFS. He's insane, right? RIGHT!

[dalton99a]

47. The Danes should release a transcript or recording of the phone call

[orangecrush]

89. That would be great

[LudwigPastorius]

51. Elect a lunatic...expect insanity.

Vance needs to be laying groundwork with Trump's cabinet picks right now about the 25th Amendment.

[Karasu]

68. I doubt he gives a shit about the insanity whatsoever. Though I'm sure he'd love to have the power.

[haele]

80. You think he isn't?

I'm curious as to what Vance's patron Thiel is planning.

[birdographer]

111. I honestly believed that was the plan from the start

Get him in the WH and then remove him and install Vance, which is who Pootie wanted in the first place. And they may still do it, it’s early days. Donny is insane. I don’t understand why he is still alive. It’s not just Americans who want him gone, he is messing with the whole world. Surely someone has the means to take him out.

[no_hypocrisy]

52. What do you suppose he said?

Could it have been like Shrub telling Saddam that he had to leave his own country by a certain date or the U.S. would invade and take it over?

Playing the Mob Boss again.

[PortTack]

53. The call went badly because he doesn't like to be told no. This is going nowhere

[SleeplessinSoCal]

57. This reminds me of his acquisition of land on the Upper West Side.

It was undeveloped land along the Hudson. But building high density housing was going to exacerbate the infrastructure and especially subway access.

He did not give up on it and eventually succeeded. He must've got money from other people to pay for the subway expansion.

P.s. The buildings there took down the Trump name on them during the 1st adm.

[YoshidaYui]

59. Say "No!" To the Toddler in Chief!

Give him a baby bottle and send him to bed with no dinner!

[surfered]

60. Trump has gotten too big for his britches both figuratively and literally

[Oopsie Daisy]

62. Has he used the word nasty or phrase nasty woman to describe her?

[dchill]

63. Quite the turbulent one, isn't he?

[4catsmom]

64. So what is on that Island

that Musk or Putin wants so badly?

[Karasu]

70. Oil. Because of course.

[DFW]

71. Minerals and rich fishing in the territorial waters.

Musk wants the minerals and Putin wants the food.

[SilasSouleII]

74. It's definitely the rare earth elements

And I can the nazi saluter wanting to mine and control them.

[Kali]

75. and access to arctic when the ice is gone

[DFW]

82. That won't happen for at least the next two years.

When it does, he'll try to make Denmark pay for trying to dry out Miami, which by then will be fully under water.

[LudwigPastorius]

93. I doubt that Trump is able to think this strategically, but...

the Greenland ice sheet is also the second largest store of freshwater on Earth.

https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/global-water-shortages-are-looming-here-what-can-be-done-about-them

[Morbius]

96. I'm pretty sure

Trump wants it because it looks so big on the map.

[niyad]

66. Last week, the F'N, murdering, orange, RAPIST/TRAITOR**/FELON34

was NOT the President.

[milestogo]

69. He can't deal with women in charge.

[JohnSJ]

78. I support Greenland, f**k the U.S. of billionaires under the sociopath.

[DFW]

81. The NATO charter says an attack on one member is an attack on all.

The founders never envisioned an attack coming from within the alliance, but the charter doesn't exclude it from the realm of possibility either. The "attack on one" clause was never amended to say, "unless the attack comes from within the Alliance membership." Unless there is some similar obscure clause in the NATO charter, if the US military moves to occupy Greenland, every other NATO country is bound to come to the aid of Denmark and Greenland. I'm sure Fox Noise will find a way to justify the attack, but the rest of Europe will fight it, and they might get help from Canada as well.

No wonder Trump wanted Hegseth as Secretary of Defense. Anyone sane would have tried to tell him to forget the notion.

[stollen]

90. Trump wants WWIII against NATO

Trump doesn't have his sychophant generals lined up right now. Tuberville tried. Biden told the military to remember their oaths for a reason.

[es466]

91. Just performative tough guy BS to play to his base

[Joinfortmill]

92. Hitler wannabe. We're in it now.

[Exp]

97. Invading Greenland would be enough to move many allies from the Petro-Dollar

and KILL the U.S. economy.

[Justice matters.]

100. That's what Putin wants.

The CIA is sleeping.

[Exp]

114. Agreed. nt

[travelingthrulife]

102. Our President is mentally ill and apparently we can do nothing about it.

[pfitz59]

106. Denmark has been ranked "the happiest country on earth."

Trump cannot let that stand. He wants the entire planet to share his miserable mindset. The fucker is insane.

[Historic NY]

113. Trump thinks he is buying real estate, loves bullying

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/the-time-donald-trumps-empire-took-on-a-stubborn-widow--and-lost/2015/09/09/f9cb287e-5660-11e5-b8c9-944725fcd3b9_story.html]