Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said in a joint press conference with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen that he’s ready to speak with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
(VIA DAILY MAIL) – Greenland’s leader, Múte Egede, has expressed his willingness to engage in negotiations with President-elect Trump – although it won’t be over American potentially gaining control of the country.
Instead, the discussions would focus on the future of the mineral-rich Arctic territory, with a clear emphasis that Greenland’s people have no interest in becoming Americans.
Speaking at a press conference in Denmark on Friday, which holds nominal sovereignty over Greenland, Egede acknowledged the strategic importance of Greenland to the U.S. and said he was open to discussing areas of mutual interest. (more)
Personally, if we are really serious about this stuff, I still think we could trade Puerto Rico to Denmark in exchange for Greenland, then just expand the U.S. Pituffik military base and call it Trumplandia. Hold a national referendum in Greenland and ask them how they feel about it. Easy peasy.
This fool won’t have a choice.
Why not? Greenland is a sovereign country and should essentially tell Trump to pound sand. Everyone does not have to bow to him and kiss the ring.
I would suggest Trump focus on fixing the corruption and rot occurring in the US first. The US is structurally decaying and literally falling apart.
Because ultimately it will be what the PEOPLE of Greenland want, and its a great deal for them, THATS why.
PDJT is the epitome, the “poster child” of multi-tasking, and he can focus on more than one thing at a time, already IS focusing on fixing the corruption and rot.
Somebody may end up pounding sand, but it isn’t going to be him.
Precisely, dutch. His job as President requires that one of his competencies is the ability to multitask.
I suspect as with all good negotiators, which President has a sterling record for being, the seemingly outlandish proposition right out of the gate before he even assumes office is merely a starting point and not the eventual end he is aiming for.
As he says, let’s see what happens…
It will be interesting 😎
Betsy, bingo! Trump always starts with a proposition that sounds outlandish. It’s a great starting point to get the interested parties and their constituents drawn in.
During negotiation, Trump makes generous offers and appears to concede ground on the original outlandish demand.
This makes the opposing
party feel like they saved some face and maybe even won against Trump.
Trumo doesnt just take. He makes offers and compromises to the best benifit of America.
Trump makes deals.
It’s interesting watching the reactions to some of the outlandish things Trump says.
And it’s interesting watching people say he’s going to get all he demands.
The deals are almost always a compromise, but American always gains….
I love the discussions his wild statements being about.
And that’s why in his business dealings he makes friends instead of enemies, M. Too bad for him and all of us that his political adversaries both here and elsewhere take the hardest line they can and will not budge one inch.
None have experience in the world the rest of us live and have to maneuver in, aka the real one. No give with them. It’s all take, Take, TAKE.
So regard where we are.
From everyone gasping in horror and ridiculing him for his audacious proposal to Greenland’s PM saying, “Let’s talk.”
Whatever President Trump’s goal, I suspect he will achieve it.
It seems to me, that too many people have not read the book. “The Art of the Deal”
Working for the Security and Economic
interests of America First 🇺🇸 !!
Focusing on our Hemisphere instead of
wasting money on stupid and useless wars
on the other side of the globe.
President Trump says….Let’s make some deals!
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Just so, but I must state I will NEVER go back to Thule in Jan. TDY again….That’s of the table….
I imagine the conversation will be one where mutual, beneficial interests for both the US and Greenland will be front and centre.
Win, win, gypsy… but the USA wins bigger by carrying T Roosevelt’s “Big Stick”.
Agree!
Win-win !
Greenland gets it’s Independence and opportunity
to have deals made which will actually help the
People of Greenland- and not mainly benefit a European
country. Deals with the US would be a great foundation
to help the new Independent country prosper and have
security.
It also benefits us strategically and economically.
I believe this is a great move by President Trump!
👏👏👏
I think a 99 year lease for an expanded military presence along with associated economic development and infrastructure improvements will make for a nice deal for the 50,000+ citizens of Greenland.
I guess Little Rocket Boy didn’t like the idea of NorKo becoming a surfer’s paradise via tourism.
Indeed it is, persecutor. Suspect that’s very much it in one form or another.
Even if Trump doesn’t get the canal or Greenland his words tell China hey YOU’RE not getting them, we are looking now, we are paying attention.
China’s well paid henchmen here are on their way out the door, Slick. The “For Sale” and “SOLD!!!” signs have been taken down.
“merely a starting point”
Hopefully a GREAT NEWS fyi:
In the case of Greenland, the public, trolling,”starting point” which was preceeded by lots of non public research and planning, began 5+ years ago during his first term.
He’s now at the “end” part of his goal to bounce EU smug Denmark totally out of Greenland while America remains.
As an aside, which American voting demographic had the highest % of support for PDJT in 2024’s election?
Native Americans.
😂 😂 😂
Well, well…something I did not know. Add incredible numbers of Amish who turned out in force.
The people of Greenland may be looking forward to vacation resort exclusives in Panama?
I doubt the people from Greenland want to become American, just like Canadians abhor the idea of becoming American.
What will be the great deal for Greenland? Has Trump made his plan public?
Pierre Polievre, the leader of the Canadian Conservative Party, and most probably the next Prime Minister of Canada, said recently in a very assertive way, that Canada will remain a sovereign nation, and a friendly trading partner with the US.
If Trump thinks he can bully Polievre, I wish him luck.
There are visionaries and then there are the blind.
Where there is no vision, the people perish.
Agreed.
Greenland is not a country.
Yes, it is a colony of Denmark and the European Union.
Somehow the Leftists of the world who normally style themselves to be anti-colonialists and for the self-determination of indigenous peoples are strangely quiet during all of this.
They should be eagerly helping Trump to help liberate the oppressed indigenous people of Greenland from their colonial masters.
Heck it is almost as if those Leftists don’t really believe their own rhetoric and were only using it as political leverage. /s
Both Denmark and Greenland see American interest in Greenland as a positive. We are all allies. They are both open to dialog. This is the beginning of negotiations. I suggest Trump focus on whatever is important to freedom and common defense – he is doing that. Greenland is important for American national security. America is important for the security of Greenland.
I’ll bet Trump can walk, talk, and chew gum at the same time. 😉
“This is the beginning of negotiations”.
Actually, its the tail END of negotiations.
What’s going on now with Greenland is to:
create global buzz around some conclusion ceremony in the near future……
launch other negotiations and projects by repositioning the pieces on the global
game board
inject old but new again concepts, attitudes and phrases into the global conversation
I wonder if any Danish/EU deciders realize this yet.
It appears you still haven’t learned that PDJT can think about and act on several things in very short order. He could get more done in a day or two than most presidents could accomplish in a year. Or an entire term.
I always get told that he can only focus on one, more important thing, “right now”.
Suddenly multi-tasking is a thing again.
Used to one trick politicians.
I’m sure that President Trump will give your “suggestion” all of the respectful consideration it deserves.
I personally find Trump’s comments about Canada and Greenland both amusing and useful. It causes the media to run out into the snowy night screaming bloody murder while also causing some low hanging fruit to drop, even if rotten, like Justin from Canada.
Rudy: I share your view.
Exactly!
This is essentially a move against China/Russia as much as it is for U.S. interests. Not much sand to pound, ice maybe:)
I read that after the Danes claimed Iceland and were unsuccessful in recruiting even the hardened Scandinavian Vikings to populate it, they decided they needed better marketing when they claimed Greenland, hence the name Greenland. Apparently, potential colonists were not fooled. They needed a Danish William Penn.
Good call.
The Arctic is the new big deal, and Greenland would give the US a big advantage over China and Russia.
Every advantage China/Russia has had, has been GIVEN by US.
The Nanosecond Pres. Trump is inaugurated, the Russian economy based on Oil, will automatically be destabilized. Already shaky Chinese/Communist Owned Tencent will falter, maybe collapse and so will alot of other Chinese Communist party owned Companies.
We saw this already during Pres. Trump’s first Administration.
Hear ya…Art Of the Deal….sweeten the pot. Offer up PR, and throw in Mininoplace….it’s a natural fit
Denmark doesn’t want to sell Greenland to America but Denmark allows China to run it.
This is a national security problem for America.
Sparky, Trump is way ahead of you. This foreign policy, poking the Russian bear in the eye, and using leverage for Ukraine. Monroe Doctrine 101.
Spoken like a true Never-Trumper. Denmark sold us the Virgin Islands for the equivalent today of $700 million. I think for $50 billion including security and trade, the Greenlanders might want to bow and kiss the ring and any other part of President Trump.
Interestingly, John Rockefeller gave a large percent of St John, which he owned, to the US; thereby protecting his interests, aka Rock Resorts.
“I would suggest Trump focus on”
For heavens sake, why?
Pride, hopefully just for a moment, captured another heart and tongue, perchance?
Bottom line, thanks to all who remind me to react to any “news” by praying for President Trump rather than by pretending to be his (of ALL people) advisor who knows enough to tell HIM what he should be doing……
rather than what he is choosing to do.
Actually, Greenland isn’t a sovereign country today. That explains the shocked look on the face of Denmark’s PM above, the look of a colonialist who’s about to lose more territory.
Greenland is a territory. Not a sovereign country.
PDJT can handle multiple things at once. He already has MEGA plans on day one. He will take over Greenland as well as OH CANADA. Take it to the bank.
I hope that isn’t so, but I’m afraid it may be.
Hope and fear in the same sentence typed by one who counsels others not to fear?
Pardon but your Freudian slip is showing.
What are you afraid of since you are replying to, “This fool won’t have a choice.” which is a bit obtuse in and of itself?
Got an opinion of your own?
Maybe just the Western part, so the USA would be connected to Alaska.
They have a choice…..not many (the EU kicked them out, I recall), including learning Mandarin.
“an offer he cannot refuse!”
You cant blame him for saying that. Trump will splain him. If he doesnt see the handwriting on the wall, he will wake up one day and find China and Russia in his nether regions.
Was Mute Egdge silent and agitated?
He was Mute.
…and Edgy!
Future Ukraine situation.
Russia won’t allow the USA to rape minerals from Ukraine, and threaten its border. USA now goes to a very weak country, and pays for the minerals while making mild threats instead!
Trump knows exactly what Belt and Road, and BRICS means. The USA either takes Greenland, Panama Canal, and slaps Canada into order, or the USA loses its global currency status, and becomes third world due to the massive neglect of its infrastructure while the politicians were getting fat, and the corporations were taking over.
Easier to punch a few small men in the face than take down two well equipped bears.
Us or China. No in-between. The Monroe Doctrine is dead. And competition for the Artic bagan a while ago.
“The Monroe Doctrine is dead”.
As Samuel Clemmons aka Mark Twain quipped after returning from Europe to learn American media had been reporting he’d died while abroad,
” the reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated “.
As the NY Post’s cover cheekily put it last week, the Monroe Doctrine has been revived by President Elect Trump and in his honor will now be referred to as ” The Donroe Doctrine”.
I have a feeling that the Trump strategy of trolling will have a good ending for the U. S.
Yes indeed!
I enjoy the heads exploding with a mere tweet.
(even here)
🙂
let’s see, there are 56000 resident’s in greenland. we offer them 100 billion for the country. that makes them all millionaire’s. how do you think that vote will go?
Explain that to people in west North Carolina who are sleeping in tents in the freezing cold and to those FEMA just told that their money for hotel rooms has now ended.
ah, i do believe that will end quicker than a gnat’s hiccup come jan 21. thats not Trump’s problem to explain. thats the biden administration’s legacy. trump will end it .
One can only hope, the Potato Head administration is trying it’s best to turn over a broken country to Trump.
I hear you, and I fully sympathize
1. The horrific conditions in North Carolina have nothing to do with President Trump. That was Biden.
2. Paying any amount of money for Greenland will have nothing to do with paying to rebuild and restore North Carolina and the people who live there. We can do both. Why? …….
3. The Trump Tariffs. Other countries will, in large part, be paying the freight for much of what we do here.
4. Did you vote for Kamala? It sure seems that way.
My brother in law from Charlotte is Episcopalian priest, and a stinkin’ liberal. I asked him about western Carolina, and what happened…FEMA was a no show….He said he talked to his bishop out there and was told FEMA could not get in because of the winds….I told him he needed a new bishop.
That sound like New Orleans and the flood waters that stopped FEMA but didn’t stop Walmart from getting trucks in.
The whole situation here is a disgrace. No one cares about the rural folks not living in Asheville. They do not have the funds in those counties to do the work themselves and none of the money is going there. How can you evict people who have no where to go…they keep extending the deadline, now it is the 14th. There are some charitable organizations paying their rent for another week..also churches pay rents for others getting eviction notices for not being able to pay rent..it’s a mess and a total disgrace.
I agree!
Are you blaming president Trump for the Biden failures?
Emotionally upset? Trying to upset others by Injecting NC and FEMA into a logical discussion about a global issue; Greenland?
Consuming too much Bannon emo-aide lately?
Thankfully Sloppy Steve and his online “posse” weren’t around when plans to purchase Alaska from Russia aka “Sewards Folly” were being discussed or the internet would be flooded with rEEEeeeing comments like:
“OMG we can’t afford this”, ” OMG this is not what we voted for” and “OMG This isn’t America First. Trumps betraying his base!”.
😂 😂 😂
gary..we gave ukrainians $120 billions and m*dget blame (lost of war )openly it’s am.fault….you can not by love -The Beatles 1964….
greenland is sitting on resources worth the money.
Isn’t that what every Mexican thinks when they cross the border?
Use your words please, can’t follow jibberish
He win’t have to pay near that much, in fact “we” taxpayers may pay very little if anything, he will cut a great deal.
Profit sharing rather than a soul crushing cash payout.
The American Way versus the Euro Death Cults.
Anti-European Moat!
LMAO!!!
Have you seen the UK cesspit?
Love the Anti-European Moat part; it’s truer than most people know. All the lawful government of Canada (not the “legal” fake government they have now) has to do is say they want in. Read the Articles of Confederation.
💯🎯
If you’ve never been to greenland, you probably don’t recognize the smug danish tone to this rhetoric.
They aren’t Danes.
“They arent Danes”
There are no Danes in Greenland?
Greenland’s natives are unfamiliar with the “smug tones” used by their Euro colonial overlords, the Danes?
The very smug danish tone the people are apperently fed up with.
With all the stuff that is already on his plate to address, such as the endemic corruption, collapsing infrastructure, neccesary dismantling of the deep state, etc. and he is looking into the future, and seeing things like this is phenominal.
It’s almost as if PDJT is so intelligent that he can multi-task on a level that most people in government are unable to do.
I laugh at the people who repetitively say, “He needs to stop talking about/thinking about Problem X and only focus on Problem Y!!! If he doesn’t, then I’m done with him!!!”
It’s almost as if PDJT is so intelligent that he can multi-task on a level that most people in government are unable to do.
A vast majority of successful CEO’s are capable of that.
That’s part of the reason the Swamp doesn’t like President Trump and wants him gone. He shows them up on a regular basis working at “the speed of Trump”. Really puts the lie to their rhetoric about being “the smartest people in the room”.
Many of the people who say silly stuff like that are trolls. Nothing more, nothing less. They deserve our laughter.
does this guy think he is playing the guitar on MTV? money for nothing? hell no….
or maybe he is this guy…
Weird Al needs to remake I Love L.A.
Put Gov Hairdoo in it and call it I Lost L.A.
“I Lit L.A.” by Gavin and Guevaras
Tough crowd!
“The Art of the Deal” Put out wild ideas and see what comes about. I like how Trump was vague on military intervention. Lol!
In looking at the photo above, it’s once again obvious that the EU is governed either by absurdly beta males, or these DEI females, both of whom are easily manipulated. Orban is the exception, IMHO.
I want none of it. I did not vote for a North American Union….the likes of which has tied the hands of many in EU. This is a globalist wet dream. Just laying the groundwork for the right side to support it
Whew!
Where does “North American Union” come from? A strawman argument if ever an old shirt was stuffed.
This is a move to protect Greenland from expansionist China and the EU that you mention. Think a country of 55,000 souls is strong enough if it goes independent to deal with China and Russia ambitions in the Arctic?
Are we to presume you voted for President Trump? If so di you trust his decision making and leadership?
“Where does “North American Union” come from?”
At this time, A great many places, as there are people who do not like talk of expansionism, or combining with Canada and Mexico, even when that talk is in jest.
Originally the concept of a North American Union came from a number of global entities, such as this:
Building a North American Community
https://www.cfr.org/report/building-north-american-community
It’s wise, IMO, to keep an eye on any potential efforts to slip something like this in sideways.
Surely you jest.
Sideways is a good way to try and decipher your posts! This is the best I can do at constructive criticism in that I’m certain you don’t realize you’re often posting word salads.
Please proof read for meaning and clarity prior to posting fellow tree-person.
My apologies but if no one tells you how are you going to know?
Besides adding “states and territories” is not forming a Union.
Skip my posts if you can’t understand them.
You asked where it came from, I answered.
I agree with Okie…
Okie is correct…the technocrats have been wanting this for many many years..
here’s the map…
at the link…
https://bostonraremaps.com/inventory/technocracy-inc-technate-of-america-1940/?srsltid=AfmBOop3a91Uq268unc6aIY2iEhg4SrwzPJ1h6WnlpDbsRaJDEI8V0IF
need to do some research on this before you scoff at the idea.
more about this, here…
https://technocracy.fandom.com/wiki/Technate
You’re citing a map from 1940 and a concept of the 1930s as an example of what President Trump’s (“true”) intentions are?
You lost me when I had to blow the cobwebs off “boston rare maps” to read it.
You’re serious?
totally serious and you seem to be missing the whole point.
The people of Greenland would probably prefer to remain independent IF this was a perfect world. From their perspective, a “relationship” with the USA is a much better alternative to a an overbearing, if not hostile, China or Russia. It occurs to me that a mutually advantageous relationship involving Greenland, USA, and if necessary Denmark can best be achieved during a Trump administration.
The details of such a relationship would not likely be U.S. statehood or a or a European Union model. Mr. Trump seems to be an excellent dealmaker.
Agreed. President Trump shoots for the moon which leaves lots of negotiating room on any deal.
Maybe we’ll soon start hearing exactly what the people of Greenland think versus what their PM represents that they think.
referring to the GODFATHER!
Trump will make him an offer he can’t refuse. But Greenland might refuse, until the GODFATHER gets him to CHANGE HIS MIND.
I’m not saying Trump is a mafia GODFATHER,Trump just has a different way to deal with people , “the ART of the deal”. 🙂
It’s OK to conquer and gather more territory now?
Mr Egede, melt down that glacier!
As the godfather said, “Make him an offer he can’t refuse”!
A nice toung-in-cheek suggestion, Sundance
Saving that bottom image for posterity!
Another change in what the prime minister is saying about Greenland’s future.
He seems to be getting squeezed from both directions.
He might want to ask the people of Greenland before he speaks again about what they want.
😁
“The secret communiques reportedly indicate the country’s willingness to explore how U.S. security interests could be addressed without transferring formal sovereignty over Greenland.”
“The island gained the right to declare independence through a public vote in 2009 — a move Egede strongly supports.”
“‘We have a desire for independence, a desire to be the master of our own house … This is something everyone should respect,’ he said. ‘Greenland is for the Greenlandic people. We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be American. We want to be Greenlandic.’ ”
This makes me feel bad.
I love the map!
🤣 🤣 🤣 👏 👏 👍 👍
“I still think we could trade Puerto Rico to Denmark”.
Trade, hell. Just give it to ’em.
The new green deal
The Greenland new deal.
I’ll bet the Democrats would like the idea of having yet another ethnic special interest group to pander to for votes at the expense of the rest of us.
They’re running out of pandering room with the existing groups so bring in the eskimos!
Unless of course your sure the Dems will never again come to power? They haven’t had it taken from them …yet.
“Running out of pandering room”. ….” so bring in the eskimos”
IN REALITY
The demographic with the highest % of votes for PDJT in 2024 were
Native Americans
Eskimo culture is antithetical to the Globalist, Euro-centric Establishment Democrat (and Establishment Republican) agenda.
Speaking at a press conference in Denmark on Friday, which holds nominal sovereignty over Greenland, Egede acknowledged the strategic importance of Greenland to the U.S. and said he was open to discussing areas of mutual interest.
That’s exactly where PDT wants to be right here at this point in time. Interesting that Egede said this on Danish soil. He clearly has Denmark’s blessing. If he’s a smart negotiator, he’ll threaten to turn this into a bidding war.
Gr$$nland
Is statehood off the table?
“Is statehood off the table?”
It was never on “the table”.
Screen World tables =/= Real World tables.
The Art of the Deal in full display. The real prize: National Defense issues, military and commercial /natural resources development in the territory, and deterrence against Russia/Chyna hegemony.
Ditto on Panama and Canada….
President Trump knows the threats to the USA posed by China in both the area of Greenland and at the Panama Canal. He has been briefed about these threats. He is not a globalist so there are obviously very good reasons he is pursuing these objectives.
The good old national security excuse
It looks like Trump is now in charge of aquasitions
for One of Peter Thiels Companies
With the money we’ve blown in the Middle East alone could have paid for Greenland many times over. Trump sees great investments miles down the road. Like Mar-A-Lago.
Mayor of small town says what?
President Trump should Press Mute.
Or 2 for Danish.
Don Jr. should have just planted the flag last week. Done deal.
Trading Puerto Rico for Greenland would give the Danes a nice warm vacation spot. No passport needed.
They already have Aruba, so it is in their own neighborhood in a way.
Aruba is a Dutch island.
Trade Puerto Rico to Denmark … amen 100%
Server farms in Greenland. Plenty of ice to keep the equipment cool.
MGGA—Make Greenland Great Again!
This is a simple deal to make, one they almost made five years ago. Assume Denmark’s annual subsidy of Greenland, which Denmark no longer can afford, and implement a three-way profit-sharing development agreement. Greenland can be a protectorate or independent, it really doesn’t matter so long as China and Russia are locked out.
Wrap it up, we’ll take it.
I doubt the Danes are dumb enough to trade Greenland for Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico may have nice beaches but it’s mainly a money pit. We’ll likely need to throw in something else to sweeten the deal. Maybe Western Ukraine would interest them. It’s got some nice farmland. On second thought, that’s a money pit too. Oh well.
…’Which is why I suggested rolling mininoplace into the deal….natural fit
Its always greener on the other side of the land.
He got them to the table. He got them to express their desire to be an independent People. Let’s see what happens. Our President is bringing everyone to the negotiating table. Interesting. I know very little about tactics, but I can see them on the move.
The real President Trump, mentioned specific countries that are important to the security interests of our great country. By doing so, he has elicited a response from the leaders of these countries. Now, there will be important dialog, that will be beneficial to everyone’s interests. That’s how real leadership works.
Mr Trump is fighting globalism with globalism.
The people of Greenland should be free to decide. We want the same for ourselves. If their long relationship with Denmark is not what they want, and a stronger connection the the USA is in common interest, make a deal. It doesn’t have to be “buying Greenland”.
MAGA works in every country, you just replace the first “A”. Each country making itself great, by their people and for their people. It’s the Left who wants to force the world into one mold under a global government and woke culture, and the NeoCons who want to conquer via foreign wars and CIA run “democratic elections”.
Ha! Ya gotta love the Donald!
Trumplandia! I love it. And that trade, Puerto Rico to Denmark, what a big, beautiful deal that would be.
Nobody wants Puerto Rico.
Right, it’s the home of the IRS.