Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland

[demmiblue]

Source: NYT

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told lawmakers that President Trump plans to buy Greenland rather than invade it, while Mr. Trump has asked aides to give him an updated plan for acquiring the territory, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.

Mr. Rubio made his remarks in a briefing on Monday with lawmakers from the main armed services and foreign policy committees in both chambers of Congress. The same day, Mr. Trump told aides to deliver an updated plan.

The congressional briefing was focused on Venezuela, but lawmakers raised concerns about Mr. Trump’s intentions on Greenland given aggressive remarks this week by the American president and a top aide, Stephen Miller, two officials said.

Mr. Rubio did not go into detail on what he meant by buying Greenland. Mr. Trump spent decades in New York as a real estate developer, and one of his top diplomatic envoys, Steve Witkoff, comes from the same background. Mr. Trump has coveted Greenland since his first term.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/us/politics/rubio-trump-greenland.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVA.QZ2a.Kg4FS840_Atz

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[highplainsdem]

1. K&R! Was just about to post this...

[Blue Owl]

2. How about we sell tRump

[Dave Bowman]

4. He's already a sell-out.

[Blues Heron]

3. Trump thinks the country store is where you buy countries

[Chasstev365]

5. Did anyone say "Listen you fucking little weasel: One day you WILL be held accountable!"

[Justice matters.]

12. Many told pedofelon that, but alas, nobody did, does, and will do it.

History will, but like he cares.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Story keeps changing and I thought the US was broke.

No money for education, healthcare, science, vaccines, etc etc.

[OnlinePoker]

7. According to this article, that was the plan in 2019 as well but both Copenhagen and Nuuk said no.

From 2020

https://www.arctictoday.com/us-greenland-reach-agreement-on-thule-air-base-contract-long-a-source-of-dispute/

[ashredux]

8. It's simple, they're just bat shit crazy

[Justice matters.]

14. International terrorists now. n/t

[maxsolomon]

9. Sure, let's just add up the value of the rare earth mineral deposits...

Oh, look at that. The US can't afford it.

[no_hypocrisy]

10. Can you imagine the average Greenlander WANTING Trump to be their leader?

Seriously?

He could tax them into oblivion.

He could kick them out of their homes.

Seize their property via Eminent Domain.

Re-name Greenland as Trumpland.

[Diraven]

16. They literally did plan to rename it

To "Red White and Blue Land".

[Bayard]

11. Same question again--Where does he plan on getting the money?

I'm pretty sure Greenlanders don't want to be under trump's thumb either.

[FakeNoose]

13. "The Shart of the Deal" - he never read a word of that book

[Blues Heron]

15. This is a nutlick production - his sons company has mining interests there

It’s all about the Benjamin’s as usual

[ProudMNDemocrat]

17. With whose money?

You get 3 guesses and the first two don't count.

[Aussie105]

18. Greenland?

Trump will lose interest as soon as they throw the Americans off that base and pass laws that ban mineral mining.

I guess governments revoking American bases on their territory might rile Trump a bit?

We have a spy base at Pine Gap, central Australia.
Literally, it is in the middle of nowhere.
Rumor has it, it is where it is because someone could nuke it and we wouldn't even notice.
Hey, we aren't stupid!

Is Trump going to send in US troops to defend it, if the Australian government takes it back?
(Treaties, agreements ,etc be damned!)