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Sen. Cotton says he raised the idea of buying Greenland in conversations with Trump and Danish ambas
Source: Washington Post
Sen. Cotton says he raised the idea of buying Greenland in conversations with Trump and Danish ambassador
By Felicia Sonmez August 22 at 2:41 PM
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s push to buy Greenland, revealing that he discussed the idea in a conversation with the president and even proposed it in a meeting with the Danish ambassador.
It was unclear whether Cotton was the first person to raise the idea to the president. Cotton said Wednesday that Trump had received the suggestion “from me and from some other people as well.” A White House spokesman declined to comment.
The revelation from Cotton came one day after Trump called off a trip to Denmark, announcing in a tweet that he was postponing the visit because the country’s leader was not interested in selling Greenland to the United States.
At a luncheon in Little Rock hosted by the Arkansas-based news website Talk Business & Politics, Cotton was asked why the United States was talking about buying Greenland.
“You’re joking,” Cotton told the event’s moderator, “but I can reveal to you that several months ago, I met with the Danish ambassador, and I proposed that they sell Greenland to us.”
He added that “it’s obviously the right decision for the United States, and anyone who can’t see that is blinded by Trump derangement,” according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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By Felicia Sonmez August 22 at 2:41 PM
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Wednesday defended President Trump’s push to buy Greenland, revealing that he discussed the idea in a conversation with the president and even proposed it in a meeting with the Danish ambassador.
It was unclear whether Cotton was the first person to raise the idea to the president. Cotton said Wednesday that Trump had received the suggestion “from me and from some other people as well.” A White House spokesman declined to comment.
The revelation from Cotton came one day after Trump called off a trip to Denmark, announcing in a tweet that he was postponing the visit because the country’s leader was not interested in selling Greenland to the United States.
At a luncheon in Little Rock hosted by the Arkansas-based news website Talk Business & Politics, Cotton was asked why the United States was talking about buying Greenland.
“You’re joking,” Cotton told the event’s moderator, “but I can reveal to you that several months ago, I met with the Danish ambassador, and I proposed that they sell Greenland to us.”
He added that “it’s obviously the right decision for the United States, and anyone who can’t see that is blinded by Trump derangement,” according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sen-cotton-says-he-raised-the-idea-of-buying-greenland-in-conversations-with-trump-and-danish-ambassador/2019/08/22/be764f5c-c500-11e9-b5e4-54aa56d5b7ce_story.html
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are "blinded by Trump derangement" 
It couldn't have anything to do with, I don't know, the notion of self-determination in regards to governance.
Go fuck yourself, you anti-democratic, authoritarian, imperialist piece of shit!
Our hero.
In case it's needed 
