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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 10:57 AM Aug 2019

They are serious. Kudlow confirms that Trump admin "is looking at" buying Greenland

https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/457852-kudlow-trump-wants-to-take-a-look-at-buying-greenland

White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow confirmed on Sunday that the Trump administration is “looking at” purchasing Greenland following reports of its interest last week.

“Denmark owns Greenland. Denmark is an ally. Greenland is a strategic place. They’ve got a lot of valuable minerals,” Kudlow told guest host Dana Perino on "Fox News Sunday."

“The president, who knows a thing or two about buying real estate, wants to take a look,” he added.

The Wall Street Journal reported last Thursday that President Trump was privately asking aides about the possibility of the U.S. purchasing the Danish territory, which is the largest island in the world and home to some 56,000 people.
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They are serious. Kudlow confirms that Trump admin "is looking at" buying Greenland (Original Post) Mrs. Overall Aug 2019 OP
Buy Greenland - what's next? Sell Puerto Rico? What an idiotrump! FM123 Aug 2019 #1
Greenland should look hard at what happened to Puerto Rico. Baitball Blogger Aug 2019 #21
Hey Kudlow you pervert..didn't you and your idiot king get the message... it's NOT for sale Thekaspervote Aug 2019 #2
Its all just another stupid distraction...say some stupid shit about buying Greenland... jcgoldie Aug 2019 #3
+1 dalton99a Aug 2019 #9
It might be exactly that Disaffected Aug 2019 #13
Thread winner n/t malaise Aug 2019 #30
+2 happybird Aug 2019 #32
Space Force! Cosmocat Aug 2019 #34
Note to Spanky and his gang: greatauntoftriplets Aug 2019 #4
I guess everyone here understands ScratchCat Aug 2019 #5
This. nt Laffy Kat Aug 2019 #17
Trump Will Buy Greenland And Turn It Around For A Fast Profit & Sale To Russia.....nt global1 Aug 2019 #22
Guess if it gets too hot in USA, Greenland might be an alternative for a few decades. 50 F today. Hoyt Aug 2019 #6
The Danes are not selling. Let's do a hostile takeover dalton99a Aug 2019 #7
"The president knows a thing or two about buying real estate." Oh Please, I'm wetting my pants. Firestorm49 Aug 2019 #8
"Well, I'm sure he knows as much about real estate as he does about Buns_of_Fire Aug 2019 #42
It's just another distraction thrown up by Trump. MineralMan Aug 2019 #10
How about the oil in a pipeline? Hmmmm n/t monmouth4 Aug 2019 #11
He'll offer the Moon and claim a 1031 Exchange. WheelWalker Aug 2019 #12
Kudlow was BRILLIANT as a stock market predictor. LuckyCharms Aug 2019 #14
Even if Greenland was for sale, Aristus Aug 2019 #15
Confirmed and proven beyond a shred of doubt - this administration is 100% looney toons. lark Aug 2019 #16
Bizzaro. BootinUp Aug 2019 #18
Hmmm. I think .. ananda Aug 2019 #19
Does he not understand "drop dead"? Clarity2 Aug 2019 #20
"We hope this will distract you from something else we don't want you to notice!" struggle4progress Aug 2019 #23
Like impeachment. Joe941 Aug 2019 #24
good gawd. Now the world knows for sure the #Trumpster is nutso! riversedge Aug 2019 #25
They have always known.. Moostache Aug 2019 #31
Two more years of Trump, Greenland will be able to buy us. 3Hotdogs Aug 2019 #26
actually one year and 5 months, but it will take decades to make things right again. riversedge Aug 2019 #35
Maybe we should take care of the territories we have CanonRay Aug 2019 #27
Manifest destiny people. There are a bunch of rich fuckers that have been... Hotler Aug 2019 #28
for someone who thinks "global warming is a Chinese hoax" lapfog_1 Aug 2019 #29
Yep. I think this is a huge piece of why they are trying to "purchase" Greenland. Mrs. Overall Aug 2019 #36
MF45 won't take No for an answer. Ilsa Aug 2019 #33
Wow Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2019 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Aug 2019 #38
Buy it with what? roamer65 Aug 2019 #39
I think France would be a better value. BKDem Aug 2019 #40
Squirrel! Shiny object! Misdirection... Hekate Aug 2019 #41
Sure! Buy it "for" the United States People...... aka-chmeee Aug 2019 #43
Yeah, well Kudlow was quite shitfaced when he said it, so who knows. nt Maru Kitteh Aug 2019 #44

Baitball Blogger

(46,738 posts)
21. Greenland should look hard at what happened to Puerto Rico.
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:42 AM
Aug 2019

It was also a strategic location for the US.

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)
3. Its all just another stupid distraction...say some stupid shit about buying Greenland...
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:05 AM
Aug 2019

...and all the Sunday shows will talk about it all hour instead of focusing on kids in cages at the border, white supremacist Trumpers shooting the country up, the world fucking melting before our eyes, and the economy starting to go in the can as Trump manipulates Wall Street.

Disaffected

(4,557 posts)
13. It might be exactly that
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:19 AM
Aug 2019

or they could be serious about it. I would give either one 50% odds.

In either case the clown car keeps on rollin'.

ScratchCat

(1,990 posts)
5. I guess everyone here understands
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:05 AM
Aug 2019

That it is actually Russia who wants Greenland, right? And that is what this is all about, right?

Buns_of_Fire

(17,183 posts)
42. "Well, I'm sure he knows as much about real estate as he does about
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 03:58 PM
Aug 2019

being president," I said, with a straight face...

LuckyCharms

(17,444 posts)
14. Kudlow was BRILLIANT as a stock market predictor.
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:22 AM
Aug 2019

Just listen to what he said to do, and then do the exact opposite.

lark

(23,116 posts)
16. Confirmed and proven beyond a shred of doubt - this administration is 100% looney toons.
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:27 AM
Aug 2019

Batshit crazy and stupid is the orange traitor tot and his entire gang of thieves.

ananda

(28,866 posts)
19. Hmmm. I think ..
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:39 AM
Aug 2019

.. they are just like madwomen flinging shit at the walls just to see if something sticks.

BTW, it ALL sticks; the media loves this shit, they eat it up and regurgitate it to us as
viewing or clickbait tidbits.

Clarity2

(1,009 posts)
20. Does he not understand "drop dead"?
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 11:39 AM
Aug 2019

At this point he is trolling Greenland.

Oh, and he knows nothing about RE or business, except driving it into bankruptcy.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)
31. They have always known..
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 12:19 PM
Aug 2019

Ever since the escalator stunt. It sadly is taking longer for many idiot Americans to piece it together...

CanonRay

(14,104 posts)
27. Maybe we should take care of the territories we have
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 12:10 PM
Aug 2019

like Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Guam before we take on new ones?

Hotler

(11,428 posts)
28. Manifest destiny people. There are a bunch of rich fuckers that have been...
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 12:13 PM
Aug 2019

wanting to get their hands on the resources of Greenland, and most likely feel that with the red Don in office they can make a power grab, or at least feel it out.

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)
29. for someone who thinks "global warming is a Chinese hoax"
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 12:15 PM
Aug 2019

the orange thing in the white house thinks that the greenland ice sheet will melt... thereby uncovering untold amounts of mineral wealth for open pit mining operations.

make no mistake, under the ice there are riches.

That's why he wants to "buy it".

Response to Mrs. Overall (Original post)

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
41. Squirrel! Shiny object! Misdirection...
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 03:47 PM
Aug 2019

Magicians do something called "misdirection," not distraction. Don't take your eyes off what's really going on.

aka-chmeee

(1,132 posts)
43. Sure! Buy it "for" the United States People......
Sun Aug 18, 2019, 09:55 PM
Aug 2019

Let Business and industry strip all the resources from the island for bargain basement prices with little or no regulation from the EPA or any other government entity. Leaving nothing but a fall back position for the wealthy to escape global warming for as long as possible.

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