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Jose Garcia

(3,036 posts) Sat Jan 11, 2025, 02:58 PM Jan 11

Denmark sent Trump team private messages on Greenland, Axios reports

Source: Reuters

Jan 11 (Reuters) - Denmark sent private messages to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's team expressing willingness to discuss boosting security in Greenland or increasing the U.S. military presence there without claiming the island, Axios reported on Saturday, citing two sources.

Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, has described U.S. control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, as an "absolute necessity". He did not dismiss the potential use of military or economic means, including tariffs against Denmark.

Axios said that the Danish government wanted to convince Trump that his security concerns could be addressed without claiming Greenland.

A spokesperson for the Trump transition team did not respond to a request for comment on the Axios report.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/denmark-sent-trump-team-private-messages-greenland-axios-reports-2025-01-11/?utm_campaign=trueanthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=threads

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Denmark sent Trump team private messages on Greenland, Axios reports (Original Post) Jose Garcia Jan 11 OP

Denmark - note for Denmark Dan Jan 11 #1

so true 4catsmom Jan 12 #21

Everyone is scared shitless of Trump. Irish_Dem Jan 11 #2

Actually, they're not. truthisfreedom Jan 11 #4

Sure. Behind the scenes we find some of them sending envoys to MAL to kiss the ring. Irish_Dem Jan 11 #5

I've been baffled by this fear of Sir orange for a decade now. Magoo48 Jan 12 #19

He is a ruthless vicious psychopath. Irish_Dem Jan 12 #20

Trump doesn't care about security, he wants the minerals. Vinca Jan 11 #3

My thoughts, exactly Walleye Jan 11 #6

Actually his puppeteer Elon wants the minerals. Crowman2009 Jan 11 #7

I don't think it has anything to do with minerals. The concern is the.... reACTIONary Jan 11 #11

Trump will be dead before that happens Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 12 #15

The sooner the better 🤣 reACTIONary Jan 12 #17

Except Dear Leader doesn't believe in global warming and this is way too much for him to understand anyway. Vinca Jan 12 #16

This is like the Space Force.... reACTIONary Jan 12 #18

First step. 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 11 #8

Did that message leave any lipstick marks on tRumps ass? nt yaesu Jan 11 #9

The Stupidity Of Trump Baron2024 Jan 11 #10

he's not just an idiot Skittles Jan 11 #12

You can't go after a NATO country Puppyjive Jan 12 #13

I hope those private messages started with "Fuck" and ended with "you". LudwigPastorius Jan 12 #14

Dan

(4,255 posts)

1. Denmark - note for Denmark

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:03 PM

Jan 11

The more you legitimize Trump, the more insane he becomes.

Donald is a bully at heart, he wants to beat down weaker opponents but he doesn’t want to fight. Unless of course, someone else does the fighting for him so he can claim that it had nothing to do with him.

4catsmom

(446 posts)

21. so true

Reply to Dan (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 11:28 AM

Jan 12

Do not bend one bit to his hyperbole. The world needs to remember this

Irish_Dem

(62,839 posts)

2. Everyone is scared shitless of Trump.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:04 PM

Jan 11

Trump loves it.

truthisfreedom

(23,345 posts)

4. Actually, they're not.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:09 PM

Jan 11

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9gvg3452o

Irish_Dem

(62,839 posts)

5. Sure. Behind the scenes we find some of them sending envoys to MAL to kiss the ring.

Reply to truthisfreedom (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:18 PM

Jan 11

When push comes to shove, Europe will fold like a cheap lawn chair.
Just like the US government did.

Magoo48

(5,803 posts)

19. I've been baffled by this fear of Sir orange for a decade now.

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 08:48 AM

Jan 12

He is one of the least scary individuals I’ve ever seen.

Irish_Dem

(62,839 posts)

20. He is a ruthless vicious psychopath.

Reply to Magoo48 (Reply #19)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 10:00 AM

Jan 12

Career criminal who destroys everything the touches.

Vinca

(51,493 posts)

3. Trump doesn't care about security, he wants the minerals.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:09 PM

Jan 11

Walleye

(37,339 posts)

6. My thoughts, exactly

Reply to Vinca (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:30 PM

Jan 11

Crowman2009

(2,935 posts)

7. Actually his puppeteer Elon wants the minerals.

Reply to Vinca (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 03:58 PM

Jan 11

Trump is the one with the first jammed up his...well you know.

reACTIONary

(6,257 posts)

11. I don't think it has anything to do with minerals. The concern is the....

Reply to Vinca (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 09:25 PM

Jan 11

.... Northwest Passage. With global warming, the Northwest Passage will open up and become a viable transportation and navel route / region. Canada and Greenland and Russia are positioned to benefit. Russia would be particularly aggressive.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(118,113 posts)

15. Trump will be dead before that happens

Reply to reACTIONary (Reply #11)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 01:09 AM

Jan 12

reACTIONary

(6,257 posts)

17. The sooner the better 🤣

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Reply #15)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 08:38 AM

Jan 12

🤣

Vinca

(51,493 posts)

16. Except Dear Leader doesn't believe in global warming and this is way too much for him to understand anyway.

Reply to reACTIONary (Reply #11)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 08:02 AM

Jan 12

reACTIONary

(6,257 posts)

18. This is like the Space Force....

Reply to Vinca (Reply #16)

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 08:45 AM

Jan 12

.... He thinks he thought up the Space Force and thinks he named it. He double didn't. The Space Force was a policy objective long before tsf.

The emergence of the North West passage has been a foreign affairs and great powers policy concern for a long time. It's been packaged up for him as an opportunity to play Putin.

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,055 posts)

8. First step.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 05:47 PM

Jan 11

yaesu

(8,498 posts)

9. Did that message leave any lipstick marks on tRumps ass? nt

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 07:57 PM

Jan 11

Baron2024

(924 posts)

10. The Stupidity Of Trump

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Sat Jan 11, 2025, 08:28 PM

Jan 11

The stupidity of Trump is astonishing. These people are our allies- Denmark, Europe, Canada, Mexico. We are a Western Democracy allied with other democracies around the globe. Trump is a Fascist and opposed to real democracy where the people are in charge.

So now I guess everything is upside down. Democracies are our rivals or even enemies and authoritarian countries like Putin's Russia or Xi's China are now our friends? Trump is a colossal idiot. I have hated his guts since that stupid reality show The Apprentice. His "management style" is basically stupid bully. Fake businessman, worst President in US history.