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turbinetree

(26,998 posts) Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:05 PM Tuesday

Republicans cry foul over Trump's Greenland threats: 'That's our ally!'

By Matthew Chapman
Published January 6, 2026 9:50 PM ET

President Donald Trump has once again ramped up his threats to acquire the territory of Greenland from Denmark, not even ruling out potential military occupation of the island. But at least for now, key Republican figures don't appear to be willing to back him on this.

U.S. interest in acquiring Greenland, which is both vital for strategic military purposes and rich in national resources, has existed in various forms since the 19th century. But since the NATO alliance was founded, Denmark has allowed the U.S. military access to the island, which largely tamped down debate in America about acquiring it outright. Trump, a longtime NATO skeptic, has repeatedly pushed to reopen that door, something Denmark and a majority of Greenlanders themselves vehemently oppose.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said, “No, I don’t think that’s appropriate,” in response to questioning about whether Trump could militarily invade Greenland, according to Politico.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-greenland-2674854740/

Hey Mikie..................you do realize that you have a responsibility under the Constitution to remove this "guy" right..........maybe you and that feckless Thune could solve this crises...........but I am not holding my breath............you and your maga party have been failing at the job for over this past year...........and all we hear is jibber jabber from you and your spineless party...........

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Republicans cry foul over Trump's Greenland threats: 'That's our ally!' (Original Post) turbinetree Tuesday OP

Will this be the last straw for the Repugs?? Disaffected Tuesday #1

"Whatever you want, Boss!" This is who they are. Chasstev365 Tuesday #2

A few Republicans FINALLY starting to WAKE UP to the MONSTER they have created ???? Jack Valentino Tuesday #3

Never too late BoycottTwitter Tuesday #5

THEY CAN ALL GO FUCK THEMSELVES Skittles Wednesday #10

True but results matter BoycottTwitter Wednesday #11

IF they ever do the right thing THEY CAN STILL GO FUCK THEMSELVES Skittles Wednesday #12

And yet, the second he invades Bettie Tuesday #4

You voted for the psycho. It's entirely your fault. Initech Tuesday #6

I don't see any "cry foul" here. JI7 Tuesday #7

Some of them may be considering the concept of an idea for a sternly worded letter.. Permanut Tuesday #8

or they have "the concept of a plan" Skittles Wednesday #13

"No, I don't think that's appropriate". That's the best you can do? That's a pretty lame and weak, NO way Taco! flashman13 Wednesday #9

FINALLY some Republicans might write some of their own strongly worded letters!!1! Beartracks Wednesday #14

Send them and mickie that video of an interview with a psychopath Justice matters. Wednesday #15

Losing it? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #21

The master distractor strikes again. summer_in_TX Wednesday #16

This may all be true, but Cankles is so batshit crazy, we can't assume anything is beyond him. Scrivener7 Wednesday #17

*SOME* Republicans cry foul. Most are falling in line behind dear leader Arazi Wednesday #18

MaddowBlog-Team Trump confirms: The administration wants to buy Greenland LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #19

Don't call him a "NATO sceptic" Conjuay Wednesday #20

Disaffected

(6,170 posts)

1. Will this be the last straw for the Repugs??

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:11 PM

Tuesday

Hee-hee-hee, silly silly me.

Chasstev365

(7,146 posts)

2. "Whatever you want, Boss!" This is who they are.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:13 PM

Tuesday

Jack Valentino

(4,381 posts)

3. A few Republicans FINALLY starting to WAKE UP to the MONSTER they have created ????

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:20 PM

Tuesday

Too little, too late !

BoycottTwitter

(100 posts)

5. Never too late

Reply to Jack Valentino (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:23 PM

Tuesday

Whenever Republicans stand up we must give them our supports and thank them. It's positive reinforcement, if they are supported strongly for doing it they will be more likely to stand up more. We should also even more thank the Democrats for standing up bravely even when Republicans act like cowards. I know no one is perfect but let's celebrate when someone does something good.

Skittles

(169,647 posts)

10. THEY CAN ALL GO FUCK THEMSELVES

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Reply #5)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:09 AM

Wednesday

if they ever "do the right thing" it still won't be for AMERICA, it will only be because they are being HURT in someway....FUCK THEM

BoycottTwitter

(100 posts)

11. True but results matter

Reply to Skittles (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:15 AM

Wednesday

I don't care why they do the right thing, I just want them to do it. Also no matter what we should flip their seats blue.

Skittles

(169,647 posts)

12. IF they ever do the right thing THEY CAN STILL GO FUCK THEMSELVES

Reply to BoycottTwitter (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:19 AM

Wednesday

FUUUUUUUUUUUCK THOSE FUCKING TRAITORS

Bettie

(19,296 posts)

4. And yet, the second he invades

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:22 PM

Tuesday

they will all be 100% on board, because they are nothing if not servile.

Initech

(107,476 posts)

6. You voted for the psycho. It's entirely your fault.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:32 PM

Tuesday

JI7

(93,235 posts)

7. I don't see any "cry foul" here.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:40 PM

Tuesday

Permanut

(8,007 posts)

8. Some of them may be considering the concept of an idea for a sternly worded letter..

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:03 PM

Tuesday

But probably not.

Skittles

(169,647 posts)

13. or they have "the concept of a plan"

Reply to Permanut (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:19 AM

Wednesday

flashman13

(2,048 posts)

9. "No, I don't think that's appropriate". That's the best you can do? That's a pretty lame and weak, NO way Taco!

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:02 AM

Wednesday

I guess it's better than, "We'll have to look into it".

Beartracks

(14,377 posts)

14. FINALLY some Republicans might write some of their own strongly worded letters!!1!

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 12:36 AM

Wednesday

Gosh, if only there were some other Constitutional authorities that Congress could wield. Imagine how much Trumpian bullshit could have been avoided if Congress were a co-equal branch of government. Oh, wait...

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Justice matters.

(9,418 posts)

15. Send them and mickie that video of an interview with a psychopath

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:12 AM

Wednesday

(warning: stephen miller is the paranoid psychopath lying through his teeth)

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,944 posts)

21. Losing it?

Reply to Justice matters. (Reply #15)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 07:12 PM

Wednesday

He never had it to begin with.

summer_in_TX

(4,050 posts)

16. The master distractor strikes again.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:17 AM

Wednesday

Adam Kinzinger calls the threats to Greenland trolling.

Shankar Narayan (The Concis) makes the same case in Deny the Oxygen: Why Europe Should Stop Talking About Greenland.
https://substack.com/@concis21/p-183653094

Europe, do not fall for it. The knee-jerk reaction by the Danish Prime Minister and Greenland’s PM is exactly what Trump wants right now. He is using Greenland as a headline sponge — to soak up attention and reduce to dust any accountability questions that might rise out of the treacherous transition phase now unfolding in Venezuela, as the Maduro removal is followed by the far harder task of installing a replacement government.

He wants Greenland to dominate the headlines, not the Venezuela transition. He wants Europe dragged into an emotional, reactive loop — so that, weeks later, you are still stuck on Greenland while he gets a free run on Venezuela. (my emphasis)

[Snip…]

The more you respond, the more incentive he has to stay on the line. The moment the responses stop, the line dies. This is not avoidance. It is containment.

He does not have a path to invade Greenland. The last 24 hours have already incentivized him to probe for division between Denmark and Greenland — expect strategic leaks and planted narratives aimed at stirring friction. But this is all part of an elaborate bluff.

Oh yeah. What else could he possibly want to distract from besides what's happening on the ground in Venezuela? The Epstein files. Jack Smith's testimony. Easy to see why our NATO allies are freaking out, but what if it's all entertainment for Trump that also meets his need to distract?

The whole article is worth a read. He's a newly discovered gem for me.

Scrivener7

(58,401 posts)

17. This may all be true, but Cankles is so batshit crazy, we can't assume anything is beyond him.

Reply to summer_in_TX (Reply #16)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:53 AM

Wednesday

Arazi

(8,709 posts)

18. *SOME* Republicans cry foul. Most are falling in line behind dear leader

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 10:56 AM

Wednesday

LetMyPeopleVote

(175,074 posts)

19. MaddowBlog-Team Trump confirms: The administration wants to buy Greenland

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 07:02 PM

Wednesday

Where exactly does the president intend to get the money to buy a massive arctic island that isn’t for sale?

Mike Johnson: Rubio was kidding about Trump wanting to buy Greenland.

Rubio: No, I wasnâ€™t. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-01-07T19:59:04.538Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/team-trump-confirms-the-administration-wants-to-buy-greenland

The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported, and MS NOW confirmed, that Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers in a classified briefing this week that the White House is less interested in military action and more interested in trying to buy Greenland — which, by all accounts, is not currently for sale.

On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson brushed off the idea, telling reporters that Rubio might’ve made the comment “in jest.” The Louisiana Republican repeated the line Wednesday morning, explaining at a Capitol Hill press conference that he thinks he remembers hearing the secretary of state talk about a possible Greenland purchase, but the GOP leader said he “took it as a joke.”

Readers, it was not a joke.

Q: Does the US intend to buy Greenland?

MARCO RUBIO: That's always been the president's intent
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-07T16:31:55.422Z

Asked to clarify comments he made to lawmakers behind closed doors on Monday, Rubio told reporters late Wednesday morning that it’s “always” been Trump’s “intent” to try to buy Greenland.

Less than an hour later, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said largely the same thing, explaining during a briefing that the president is “actively” discussing the purchase of Greenland.

Leavitt says Trump is "actively" discussing buying Greenland
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-07T17:10:56.139Z

As policy priorities go, all of this seems plainly ridiculous. And yet it also raises a host of new and related questions: Where exactly does Trump intend to get the money to buy a massive arctic island that isn’t for sale? Is he going to ask Congress to appropriate the funds? Would GOP lawmakers be willing to write an enormous check?

And how embarrassed is the House speaker right now after his “took it as a joke” line has been publicly discredited by his ostensible allies?

I was also wondering how trump will get Congress to give him the funds to buy Greenland.

Conjuay

(2,904 posts)

20. Don't call him a "NATO sceptic"

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 07:08 PM

Wednesday

He's a RUSSIAN STOOGE.
Stop sugarcoating it.

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