Fetterman compares Trump's Greenland talk to Louisiana Purchase

[Polybius]

Source: ABC News

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) compared President-elect Trump’s talk of acquiring Greenland to the Louisiana Purchase.

Fetterman joined Fox News, alongside Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), on Tuesday to discuss the concern surrounding Trump’s call to acquire the Danish territory as he prepares to take office again.

“There’s a lot of talk about Greenland, for example, and … there’s a lot of freak-outs and of course, I would never support taking it by force,” Fetterman said.

He continued, noting it would be a “responsible conversation” to discuss acquisition, including “just buying it out.”

Read more: https://www.abc27.com/news/fetterman-compares-trumps-greenland-talk-to-louisiana-purchase/amp/

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[PittBlue]

1. He has totally lost his mind.

[Irish_Dem]

5. The stroke must have done more brain damage than we realized.

Or something much more nefarious.

[Botany]

9. Yup!

This not the same man who did such good things.

[Irish_Dem]

12. There are only so many reasons for such a dramatic change.

[PittBlue]

15. We met him a couple times at fund raisers when he was running for Lt. Governor.

He was actually quite charming but I think the stroke took a big toll on him.

[rurallib]

2. to me it sounds like Putin talking about Ukraine

[Irish_Dem]

8. It is exactly the same. We must invade other countries for national security reasons.

Same reason China has to invade the Taiwan.

Trump is trying to normalize brutal invasions.

[Irish_Dem]

3. We are told there is no money for SS, Medicare, education and healthcare.

But we have the money to "buy out" entire foreign countries.

[SergeStorms]

42. He probably thinks there's untold riches......

to be gained from natural resource that could be found there. Everything is melting, right? 😉

Might as well drill, baby, drill.

[Irish_Dem]

43. Yes and he knows it will all go into his personal accounts.

[SergeStorms]

48. One way or another, you're correct.

Either directly or from kickbacks, the Big Orange Pig doesn't do anything unless it benefits him in some way.

[Irish_Dem]

49. The corruption seems to be right out in the open now.

But yes I am sure the public bribes are just a drop in the bucket.
Add the kickbacks, extortion, blackmail money.

[Fiendish Thingy]

4. God, I hope Shapiro primaries him in 2028. Nt

[PortTack]

6. Hey fetterman....danish government has already said, Greenland is NOT for sale...what don't you get?

Not to mention that the ppl of Greenland don’t want it!

Geez!

[LearnedHand]

7. Nothing to talk about

Both Denmark and Greenland have said it's not for sale ever. "Conversation" concluded. I think that stroke broke Fetterman's brain. 😭

[Linda ladeewolf]

10. Before his stroke he was a strong liberal, now he's a wet Willy.

It’s scary when you think about it. I wonder if he treats his wife differently. She’s is such a sweet person.

[madaboutharry]

11. What is going on with him?

These are the words of an unreasonable and confused person.

[USAFRetired_Liberal]

13. Acquiring Greenland does make sense

From a national security, strategic, and economic perspective, there are valid reasons for considering Greenland as a U.S. territory. However, Trump’s approach to the idea was utterly absurd. Sending his son there with MAGA hats, antagonizing an ally, and even hinting at taking it by force is beyond ridiculous. Trump’s interest in Greenland had nothing to do with its strategic importance or the well-being of its people. He likely saw it as an opportunity to exploit resources for personal gain and to benefit his billionaire friends, like Elon Musk. That’s the kind of response Fetterman should have offered—calling out Trump’s self-serving motivations while still acknowledging the strategic value of Greenland.

[atreides1]

18. There are no valid reasons

For spitting in the face of an ally, by threatening to use military force against them!

The term "National Security" is what the US has used for every BS war it's gotten into since WWII.

Those words have allowed the US to crawl into bed with tyrants and dictators, those words allowed a Catholic Bishop to be murdered in his own church, allowed a group of American nuns to be raped and murdered, allowed the wanton slaughter of innocent men, women and children!!!

[Shipwack]

22. Exactly!

There are many things in the world that would be nice to have or occur. We can acknowledge that.

It things that would be nice are often impossible or unlikely to occur. A responsible adult knows this and makes realistic plans, and not spend time on wishful fantasies.

Yes, Greenland is strategically positioned and has many valuable resources. How to get access to them?
1) Ask them to join us
2) Buy it
3) Take them over by force
4) Be a good ally to them so that they allow us to build bases there and gives us access to their minerals, etc…

Sure, you can briefly consider 1-3 for the sake of covering all angles, but don’t bother to say them out loud, especially in public!
::SMH::

[Seinan Sensei]

23. I heard that France is wanting to buy-back the Louisiana Purchase

(There are no fact-checkers here, right?)

[jgmiller]

26. This is one of the stupid things Trump does

Someone probably talked to him about all of the resources Greenland has and how it would be great if we controlled it and how bad it would be if say Russia or China did. From there he turned bits and pieces into some kind of insane thing where we have to have it and we will take it.

As you said logically the US having Greenland is a no brainer but that doesn't mean it's possible or logical to do it. Something can be based in fact and still be unrealistic.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

39. He'll claim that China (CHY-na) is planning to take it by force, so he is must act now to protect U.S. security.

Does that sound vaguely like Putin and Ukraine?

He's not even in office and he's scaring the shit out of everybody. What's he going to do once Biden hands him the keys to the kingdom? How long before he sets off a nuke, just to let the rest of the world know The Big Dawg is back?

Ignore Felon47 at your peril.

Elections have consequences.

[electric_blue68]

46. The potentials are terrifying, some more probable than not.....

As an extra visual person, former graphic designer, still an artist; just have to say I laughed (don't know if I've seen it elsewhere) sering your visual representation of how he says....
"China". (CHY-na)
You captured his *annoying pronunciation perfectly!

*oh, if we only had this level of disturbance, and not the Hellstorm that's approaching!

[Groundhawg]

29. agreed

[Cirsium]

45. Really?

Could it not just as easily be said that from a national security, strategic, and economic perspective, there are valid reasons for considering everywhere and anywhere as possible U.S. territory?

[LearnedHand]

55. Why is ANYONE discussing acquiring other people's countries???

There is no scenario where this makes a lick of sense. I don't care how strategic it is, this is a fucking stupid thing to even casually consider. IT'S NOT UP FOR THE TAKING. Since when do we go all colonial on our fucking allies??? Or any sovereign nation for that matter? Russia and Israel do stupid shit like this, but I guess I wrongly believed the "enlightened" US was out of its colonization period.

[claudette]

14. What is wrong

with him? When did he turn magat? Dump is no different from Putin who thinks he can reclaim land that was once part of the USSR. Doesn’t Fetterman see that?

[snowybirdie]

16. They turned down

$100000000 or something like that years ago. Where will be get the funds for a purchase? From the residents of Pennsylvania, Senator?

[mucifer]

17. Who payed him to say that ?

[Basso8vb]

19. The stroke completely changed his personality.

[Ritabert]

20. He's officially gone around the bend

[Rebl2]

47. Read post

#40. It make explain his change.

[Paladin]

21. Fetterman is not a well man.

It's just a matter of time before he's confronted about continued public service. There's a new Fetterman outrage story, practically every day now.

[TBF]

24. Did they remove his brain when he was in the hospital? nt

[Marthe48]

25. In that France claimed the S.E. U.S. in spite of

Native Americans living on the land and Europeans claimed Greenland in spite of Native Americans/Eskimos living on the land, and both areas of geography ended up having the native people displaced for European gain, yes, trying to buy Greenland is comparable.

But France (Napolean) sold their ill-gotten land in s.e. U.S. to get some money to finance Napolean's European aims. He wasn't interested in developing such a far-off land. Greenland, on the other hand, doesn't want to change hands. Things have changed in 218 years. Does PA want Kuwait to but it?

And finally, what is in the works that we are being diverted from knowing?

[FakeNoose]

38. Exactly right - there's no comparison between Greenland and the Louisiana Purchase

Completely different situations, and Fetterman knows it too. The guy has 2 masters degrees, he isn't stupid.
I think he's playing some game with the Repukes.

[ZonkerHarris]

27. Fetterman is deluded. Trump is talking about invading, not purchasing. Fool.

[qazplm135]

28. Ok before I was amenable

to the idea that Fetterman was trying to find the center in PA for his next election run but this nonsense has me thinking he's on his way to full on Trump support.

At least Manchin was clear he wasn't a Trumper, and WV was way redder than PA.

This stuff simply isn't required for him to win in PA so something else is going on.

[Mike Nelson]

30. Well...

... there is a sign of sanity in his statement, "...of course, I would never support taking it by force." Signs of good mental health are worth celebrating!

[spudspud]

35. Until he eventually follows that up with anything short of a nuke strike is not force.

[LPBBEAR]

31. The Dems need

to start pushing this guy out of office. He is another Manchin Sinema turncoat.

[Tetrachloride]

32. Recall

[Paladin]

41. The sooner, the better. (nt)

[Deminpenn]

57. There is no recall provision in Pennsylvania's constitution

or election law.

[Tetrachloride]

60. regardless of the law, the east coast people can sit on their hands or not

they can be as forthright as Merrick Garland

or as meek as Steve Bannon

[purr-rat beauty]

33. the guy is a DINO

he's trump turd now

[spudspud]

34. Either he was always a Rethug mole or the stroke completely changed his personality and thinking.

[wolfie001]

36. I guess all of fat orange marmalade man's past (and future) crimes are A-OK with him

Boggles the mind.

[Wingus Dingus]

37. This guy went stupid. Best to ignore him now.

[WinstonSmith4740]

40. Many years ago, my late husband had a stroke.

It was pretty nasty, but there are no "good" ones. While he was still in the hospital, the social worker there took me aside to let me know what types of changes to expect. This one stood out...she told me that if he had a particularly strong personality trait, one of two things would happen. It would intensify, or completely do a 180 and reverse.

Fetterman's recent comments make me think he did a 180.

[Polybius]

54. If that's the case, we can't even get mad at him

Because then he can't help it.

[Miguelito Loveless]

44. Another Sinema

Once elected, he shopped around for bidders.

[electric_blue68]

50. Unfortunately a stroke can (not always) change a person's personality permanently....

Sometimes increased aggressiveness can happen but just for a while.

I saw this from Australian medical.
It seems so far that he's changed, and not for the better!

Sorry, Pennsylvanians!

[endgenocide]

51. I know we are not supposed to speak ill of a democrat on this site

so I'll just end it here!

[paleotn]

52. Shut the fuck up, Fetterman.

You're showing your ignorance.

[keithbvadu2]

53. But wasn't France a willing seller?

[BlueSpot]

56. I think we might learn about strokes from him n/t

[Deminpenn]

58. I will be surprised if Fetterman runs for a second term

Just a gut feeling.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

59. It appears Fetterman had taken the D's for a ride.

He seems a bit more conservative and contrary than I am comfortable with.............