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gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 09:42 PM Aug 2019

Thin-skinned Trump cancels Denmark trip

Trump cancels Denmark trip after PM says Greenland isn't for sale

President Donald Trump is calling off an upcoming trip to Denmark after its prime minister rebuffed his interest in buying Greenland, a Danish territory, the White House announced on Tuesday.

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Trump’s abrupt cancellation of the visit came as a surprise, since the White House initially described the trip as unrelated to Trump’s Greenland aspirations. He told reporters on Sunday, that, "we're going to Poland and then we may be going to Denmark -- not for this reason at all. But we're looking at it."


What a big baby.

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Thin-skinned Trump cancels Denmark trip (Original Post) gratuitous Aug 2019 OP
Trumplethinskin blm Aug 2019 #1
No kidding. (about the big baby) CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #2
It's such an embarrassment. smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #17
I don't think they will, so you might as well forget that. CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2019 #18
Dubya started wars in our name and I thought there was just this terrible cabal in DC FiveGoodMen Aug 2019 #34
Not a big baby malaise Aug 2019 #3
Didn't you coin Maga-cretin, malaise? MontanaMama Aug 2019 #21
Ha - that too malaise Aug 2019 #25
He is genuinely sick in the head. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2019 #4
+1 leftstreet Aug 2019 #19
I'm sure the people of Denmark are heartbroken Va Lefty Aug 2019 #5
A lot of champagne breakfasts in Denmark in a few more hours! tanyev Aug 2019 #6
Maybe he thinks his negotiating technique that he used The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2019 #7
yes Grasswire2 Aug 2019 #16
He will be using flimsy excuses to cancel more dawg day Aug 2019 #8
NATO ally Johnny2X2X Aug 2019 #9
The Prime Minister is a woman and she dissed him. Raven Aug 2019 #10
And the queen - there was a formal dinner planned, with preparation under way muriel_volestrangler Aug 2019 #28
What a doofus. Ohiogal Aug 2019 #11
I think the global disdainful laughter was at full volume before this. Aussie105 Aug 2019 #26
Surprising, especially after how he did so well in Dayton and El Paso underpants Aug 2019 #12
er, Toledo... CTyankee Aug 2019 #22
The dumbass couldn't spot Copenhagen on a map C_U_L8R Aug 2019 #13
He probably couldn't spot Greenland on a map. Myrddin Aug 2019 #27
But wanted to see the mermaid. Onthefly Aug 2019 #31
Greenland was a fraud in the first place, so I get why Fat Nixon wants it. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2019 #14
At that time Greenland had good grass for sheeps and horses... TomVilmer Aug 2019 #30
Ahhh, is poor wittle Donny Doreen Aug 2019 #15
He should have sweetened the deal and offered to toss in the Brooklyn Bridge. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2019 #20
The skin is thin... dchill Aug 2019 #23
So, first of all leftieNanner Aug 2019 #24
My bet is he was quietly disinvited..... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2019 #29
They should come out supporting duforsure Aug 2019 #32
Great way to treat one of our allies dotard. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2019 #33

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,681 posts)
2. No kidding. (about the big baby)
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 09:45 PM
Aug 2019

He is disgusting.

And he's doing this, and so much else filth in our name.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
17. It's such an embarrassment.
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 10:53 PM
Aug 2019

We are the laughingstock of the entire world. When will the republicans say "enough"!

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,681 posts)
18. I don't think they will, so you might as well forget that.
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 10:59 PM
Aug 2019

WE are the ones who will have to make the change.

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)
34. Dubya started wars in our name and I thought there was just this terrible cabal in DC
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 03:03 PM
Aug 2019

Since Trump continues to poll in the 30's, one can only conclude that 1 of every three Americans is doing this and soiling the name of the rest of us.

malaise

(269,157 posts)
3. Not a big baby
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 09:45 PM
Aug 2019

an ignorant moron who violates every norm or convention and is completely indifferent to protocol or decency. He's a detestable creep.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)
4. He is genuinely sick in the head.
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 09:46 PM
Aug 2019

Whatever he has, I hope there is no cure. He is ruining this country at a breakneck pace.

He must be removed from office ASAP.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,813 posts)
7. Maybe he thinks his negotiating technique that he used
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 09:48 PM
Aug 2019

as a real estate developer will work: You call the other party's bluff by seeming to walk away and make them come to you, begging for the "deal." It's really the only tactic he knows.



Somehow I don't think it's ever going to work on Denmark. They just aren't gonna sell Greenland. Sorry, Spanky.

Grasswire2

(13,571 posts)
16. yes
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 10:16 PM
Aug 2019

Students of "The Art Of The Deal" are saying this is exactly what he's trying.

But the scenario is not apt. Denmark has zero inclination to sell.

All phony. Indicative of some delusions. Severe delusions.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,350 posts)
28. And the queen - there was a formal dinner planned, with preparation under way
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 05:28 AM
Aug 2019

The invitation to Denmark was in the queen's name. The Danish police are angry they've been planning security for nothing. Palace employees and police had changed vacation plans.

Aussie105

(5,420 posts)
26. I think the global disdainful laughter was at full volume before this.
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 04:33 AM
Aug 2019

Surely?

But they are not laughing at you, they are laughing at Trump.

The rest of the world wishes the people of America well, and hope for a speedy recovery once this nightmare is over.

The harm Trump is doing has no long term effect, I assure you.
(But a 'Sorry, Trump made us do it' after he is gone wouldn't hurt.)

C_U_L8R

(45,017 posts)
13. The dumbass couldn't spot Copenhagen on a map
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 10:00 PM
Aug 2019

and probably thought Greenland was the world's largest putt-putt course.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,813 posts)
14. Greenland was a fraud in the first place, so I get why Fat Nixon wants it.
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 10:10 PM
Aug 2019

Erik the Red was exiled from Iceland in about 980, so he decided to explore the island to the west, Greenland. After exploring the godforsaken frozen wilderness for a bit, he named the island Greenland - notwithstanding its almost complete lack of anything green - in order to attract more settlers. Eventually Erik's colony died out.

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)
30. At that time Greenland had good grass for sheeps and horses...
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 06:09 AM
Aug 2019
Recent studies found a brief warm period interrupted a consistent cooling climate trend driven by changes in Earth’s orbit. Near the end of the warm period, the climate was exceptionally erratic and unstable with record high and low temperatures that preceded Viking abandonment of Greenland.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2019/02/07/study-shows-that-vikings-enjoyed-a-warmer-greenland/

Doreen

(11,686 posts)
15. Ahhh, is poor wittle Donny
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 10:13 PM
Aug 2019

having another temper tantrum? Did the big mean prime minister of Denmark say no to wittle Donnny? He is a global disgrace.

Buns_of_Fire

(17,189 posts)
20. He should have sweetened the deal and offered to toss in the Brooklyn Bridge.
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 11:57 PM
Aug 2019

No one can resist buying the Brooklyn Bridge. SuperSuperBusinessman Rump has bought it four times, himself.

leftieNanner

(15,138 posts)
24. So, first of all
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 12:52 AM
Aug 2019

These things take a long time to arrange, so for The Orange One to blow this off is incredibly disrespectful.

And second, WHERE THE HELL did this Greenland BS come from????

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)
29. My bet is he was quietly disinvited.....
Wed Aug 21, 2019, 05:37 AM
Aug 2019

considering the rift he caused with the Danish and Greenland's peoples.

The Danes collectively with one voice said......

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