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riversedge

(79,533 posts)
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 05:37 PM 6 hrs ago

Republican introduces bill seeking to make Greenland 51st state

Source: the hill



by Tara Suter - 01/12/26 3:59 PM ET

Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) has introduced a bill to make Greenland the 51st state in the U.S., following President Trump’s recent push to acquire the Danish territory.

The “Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act” was introduced by the Florida Republican on Monday, his office said in a press release. The bill’s goals, according to its text, include enabling “the annexation and subsequent admission to statehood of Greenland.”

“Greenland is not a distant outpost we can afford to ignore—it is a vital national security asset,” Fine said in the press release. “Whoever controls Greenland controls key Arctic shipping lanes and the security architecture protecting the United States.”

“America cannot leave that future in the hands of regimes that despise our values and seek to undermine our security,” he added...................

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5685118-fine-introduces-greenland-bill/



ha ha... "the world's best interest" --!!!
Randy Fine is bloated SOB!!


GOP Rep. Randy Fine is introducing a bill that would authorize Donald Trump “to take such steps as may be necessary” to take over Greenland and place it on a pathway toward becoming part of the United States.

“I think it is in the world’s interest for the United States to exert sovereignty over Greenland,” Fine told Fox News.



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Republican introduces bill seeking to make Greenland 51st state (Original Post) riversedge 6 hrs ago OP
Fucking idiot. Chipper Chat 6 hrs ago #1
Jesus Christ. This is never going to end... Aristus 6 hrs ago #2
It will......... Lovie777 6 hrs ago #6
I appreciate your encouragement. Aristus 5 hrs ago #17
Doesn't make sense Matthew28 6 hrs ago #3
Because the whole point is to nullify NATO hamsterjill 4 hrs ago #27
Because, Race. OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago #28
.....Karoline Leavitt said Monday said that there was not a "timeline" for the U.S. to take over Greenland. riversedge 6 hrs ago #4
Gee... NCDem47 6 hrs ago #5
Insane Scubamatt 6 hrs ago #7
This stooge The Madcap 6 hrs ago #8
And the photo of T**** The Madcap 6 hrs ago #9
Holy fucking shit .. NewHendoLib 6 hrs ago #10
I knew it was that sociopath obamanut2012 6 hrs ago #11
Randy Fine has his lips permanently superglued to Trump's ass. Initech 6 hrs ago #12
Florida Man introduces bill seeking to make Greenland 51st state DBoon 6 hrs ago #13
Insanity induced Magat cult POS Evolve Dammit 6 hrs ago #14
Being a troll Glaisne 5 hrs ago #15
"It's in the world's interest"? Florida Rep speaks for the world. bronxiteforever 5 hrs ago #16
If Randy Fine wants to go to war with Denmark sakabatou 5 hrs ago #18
On behalf of all FL Dems--apologies. He's a venal lickspittle moron. Timeflyer 5 hrs ago #19
"We need it, therefore it's ours." Qutzupalotl 5 hrs ago #20
It would be so nice to get rid of all this stupidity. mwb970 4 hrs ago #21
Stupid vs. Evil F-18_AMO 1 hr ago #42
What is it about Randy Fine's face that makes me immediately think of "soft underbelly"? Buddyzbuddy 4 hrs ago #22
Is he in ICE? The Madcap 3 hrs ago #34
The minimum population for statehood is 60k; Greenland has less than that.. LeftinOH 4 hrs ago #23
FO Fine. he also approved of Renee's Killing. Cha 4 hrs ago #24
Dems should add an amendment to also give statehood to Puerto Rico, DC, and the US Virgin Islands. Blumancru 4 hrs ago #25
what... more Black and Brown people? B.See 4 hrs ago #30
Excellent. Make Republicans go on the record. OAITW r.2.0 4 hrs ago #26
54k pop., two MAGA Senators BeyondGeography 4 hrs ago #29
Add 2 Democratic Senators Mz Pip 4 hrs ago #31
Florida man bloviates dweller 3 hrs ago #32
Hey Fine orangecrush 3 hrs ago #33
And if he doesn't get the votes, where does that leave Trump? Doodley 3 hrs ago #35
Do these dumbasses ever stop to think . . . AverageOldGuy 3 hrs ago #36
Oh, FFS !!! Talitha 3 hrs ago #37
In a pun ... this situation sucks, but it's just Fine. Intractable 3 hrs ago #38
Floriduh man Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 3 hrs ago #39
"Notice me Senpai! NOTICE ME!" - Rep. Randy Fine to Trump Galraedia 3 hrs ago #40
Fine is one of the most evil people in Congress. BlueTsunami2018 2 hrs ago #41
He must be up for re-election and looking for some Ballroom Props. JohnnyRingo 31 min ago #43
How does that Trump ass taste, Representative Randy? LudwigPastorius 4 min ago #44

Matthew28

(1,857 posts)
3. Doesn't make sense
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 05:39 PM
6 hrs ago

50k people that don't want to be part of the United states is ok but 3.5 million in Puerto Rico that have voted to become a state isn't.

WTF?

Why not Puerto rico and Virgin islands as the 51st state? Let greenland vote for it first. Maybe once they do then they can become a part of the 51st state.

riversedge

(79,533 posts)
4. .....Karoline Leavitt said Monday said that there was not a "timeline" for the U.S. to take over Greenland.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 05:39 PM
6 hrs ago

I have to wonder if I am reading the ONION!!

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday said that there was not a “timeline” for the U.S. to take over Greenland...........

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5685118-fine-introduces-greenland-bill/

NCDem47

(3,328 posts)
5. Gee...
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 05:41 PM
6 hrs ago

Fine doesn’t physically project the “warrior” look Trump and Hegseth seem to insist on.

Scubamatt

(258 posts)
7. Insane
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 05:44 PM
6 hrs ago

Blankin', certifiably, insane. Yet the media will sane-wash it and help frame the debate as if it is reasonable to just go take over someone else's territory, like Hitler in 1938 or Putin in 2014.

The Madcap

(1,763 posts)
8. This stooge
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 05:46 PM
6 hrs ago

besmirches the noble Larry Fine by having the same surname.

Looks more like Curly Joe.

sakabatou

(45,789 posts)
18. If Randy Fine wants to go to war with Denmark
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 06:57 PM
5 hrs ago

make him go alone. No backup. No gun. No armor. Just him, against the entire EU.

I wonder how long he'd last against a hail of 5.56.

Timeflyer

(3,694 posts)
19. On behalf of all FL Dems--apologies. He's a venal lickspittle moron.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 06:57 PM
5 hrs ago

Sorry.
Undskyld
Lo siento.
Scusa.
Gomen.
Izvini.
jlQochbe.
And every other possible language.

Qutzupalotl

(15,668 posts)
20. "We need it, therefore it's ours."
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 07:00 PM
5 hrs ago

Trump is still breaking the ninth commandment, but with mineral rights instead of wives.

mwb970

(12,087 posts)
21. It would be so nice to get rid of all this stupidity.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 07:08 PM
4 hrs ago

republicans always find the dumbest possible things to focus on and yap about.

F-18_AMO

(3 posts)
42. Stupid vs. Evil
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 10:48 PM
1 hr ago

I used to confuse stupid with evil. Magats are stupid (base), evil (rich donors) or a combination.

Buddyzbuddy

(2,146 posts)
22. What is it about Randy Fine's face that makes me immediately think of "soft underbelly"?
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 07:14 PM
4 hrs ago

Or Bob from Bob's Big Boy.
Otherwise I'm sure he's a fine upstanding citizen with nothing but husky clothes in his closet.

LeftinOH

(5,620 posts)
23. The minimum population for statehood is 60k; Greenland has less than that..
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 07:15 PM
4 hrs ago

And also -- Puerto Rico, Guam, and the USVI have more than enough residents each to be a state, but aren't.. because reasons.

And also -- The world's "best interest" is the opposite of whatever Randy Fine thinks.

Blumancru

(211 posts)
25. Dems should add an amendment to also give statehood to Puerto Rico, DC, and the US Virgin Islands.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 07:33 PM
4 hrs ago

B.See

(7,832 posts)
30. what... more Black and Brown people?
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 07:47 PM
4 hrs ago

Hell, they're trying to get rid of us now. At last Greenland has all that snow. (insert sarcasm, sardonic humour thingy here)

Mz Pip

(28,357 posts)
31. Add 2 Democratic Senators
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 07:58 PM
4 hrs ago

Fine may want to rethink his bill.

Not that it’s going to happen anyway.

AverageOldGuy

(3,371 posts)
36. Do these dumbasses ever stop to think . . .
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 08:35 PM
3 hrs ago

. . . that the State of Greenland will have two senators and probably one representative who no doubt will be Democrats?

BlueTsunami2018

(4,871 posts)
41. Fine is one of the most evil people in Congress.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 09:52 PM
2 hrs ago

And that’s saying something for a building absolutely flooded with evil motherfuckers.

JohnnyRingo

(20,526 posts)
43. He must be up for re-election and looking for some Ballroom Props.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 11:35 PM
31 min ago

He might have a primary challenger and needs an endorsement to lock it down.
The GOP should have a star on Hollywood Boulevard..

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