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BumRushDaShow

(174,618 posts)
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 05:02 AM Wednesday

Trump makes fresh threats to Canada and Greenland with provocative photo on his social media platform

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 14 July 2026 17:04 EDT


President Donald Trump has made fresh threats to Canada and Greenland with a provocative photo on his social media platform.

Since before Trump returned to the White House, he has made his goal to expand north known, calling Canada the “51st State” and insisting the US needed to acquire Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, for “national security purposes.”

Trump continued his pitch to gain control of Canada and Greenland, and even threw Venezuela into the mix, with an edited photo of him showing European leaders in the Oval Office a map of the countries with an American flag superimposed over them.

David Frum, a Canadian-born political writer for The Atlantic, replied to the photo Trump posted on Truth Social Tuesday, jokingly writing on X, “On this map, [Canadian prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party] Mark Carney would be the front-runner for the 2028 Democratic nomination and very likely next president of the United States.”

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-canada-greenland-map-threats-b3014916.html






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On this map, Mark Carney would be the front-runner for the 2028 Democratic nomination and very likely next president of the United States.
Aaron Rupar
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Trump posts an image featuring a map showing the United States taking over Canada and Greenland
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12:13 PM · Jul 14, 2026


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Trump makes fresh threats to Canada and Greenland with provocative photo on his social media platform (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Wednesday OP
What. Is. WRONG. with this man ??? eppur_se_muova Wednesday #1
He didn't get any love from his parents when it would have mattered. Intractable Wednesday #2
Exactly what I've always asked, what the HELL went on inside that home? Bengus81 Wednesday #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Ritabert Wednesday #27
His parents took Donald's measure early and accurately! ColoringFool Wednesday #12
correction Dave Id Wednesday #21
At least as important, what is wrong with the people sitting there listening to a lunatic spew nonsense? flashman13 Wednesday #37
I would be more than ecstatic... llmart Wednesday #3
Who benefits when a wedge is driven between the USA and its closest allies? Martin Eden Wednesday #4
I keep thinking of those hours long phone conversations he has with Putin Bayard Wednesday #32
He talked with Putie for 90 minutes before the recent NATO summit Martin Eden Wednesday #40
Silence is consent. Republicans in three words. twodogsbarking Wednesday #5
What a pitiful display! Hope22 Wednesday #6
It's an AI image - the other people are country/EU leaders. There was no such Oval Office meeting. It's a troll. muriel_volestrangler Wednesday #7
I believe it was obvious. rickford66 Wednesday #19
I've reached the 'Just shut this fuck up' stage. Joinfortmill Wednesday #8
Oh, I'm way past that mild wish. Might need to make...... ColoringFool Wednesday #14
When did we bypass the "Shut Down Truth Social" stage? FakeNoose Wednesday #20
Yes! Bayard Wednesday #34
Maybe we could give all of Trump's properties to some deserving country struggle4progress Wednesday #9
Time for more Epstein stuff to make headlines. MoseShrute Wednesday #10
President Carney? It works for me. Vinca Wednesday #13
Looks like Natalie Harp got bored or couldn't get the baby to take his nap... littlemissmartypants Wednesday #15
Is he looking to start another effing war? mwmisses4289 Wednesday #16
He's already said if we were at war at election time then no elections KS Toronado Wednesday #25
Only if he manages to suspend the Constitution Bayard Wednesday #35
Any day we waste talking about this shit is a day we're not talking about...... groundloop Wednesday #17
He is not a President purr-rat beauty Wednesday #18
He's a troll, always looking to stir up trouble FakeNoose Wednesday #23
Yep. Troll is his vocation. Presidenting is just a lucrative hobby. tanyev Wednesday #24
Originally from the 60's. I have one on my CD bookshelf ms liberty Wednesday #39
fat orange imbecile wolfie001 Wednesday #22
Mexico is a lot closer to us than Greenland, why not make that a State? KS Toronado Wednesday #26
Maple MAGAt-prop LessAspin Wednesday #28
The shit stain... Maxheader Wednesday #29
This image isn't new Fiendish Thingy Wednesday #30
He seems to be trying to foment conditions.. Escape Wednesday #31
Yawn... Spazito Wednesday #33
And Venezuela Mz Pip Wednesday #36
But not Mexico. BWdem4life Wednesday #38

eppur_se_muova

(43,078 posts)
1. What. Is. WRONG. with this man ???
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 05:05 AM
Wednesday

Is there a succinct answer to that ? I always end up with a list that won't stop growing.

Intractable

(2,681 posts)
2. He didn't get any love from his parents when it would have mattered.
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 05:32 AM
Wednesday

Hence, he never became a mature person.

Too late, now.

Bengus81

(10,768 posts)
11. Exactly what I've always asked, what the HELL went on inside that home?
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:32 AM
Wednesday

His parents turned that fucker into this monster that we and the WORLD have to deal with

Response to Bengus81 (Reply #11)

flashman13

(2,702 posts)
37. At least as important, what is wrong with the people sitting there listening to a lunatic spew nonsense?
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:02 AM
Wednesday

Martin Eden

(16,184 posts)
4. Who benefits when a wedge is driven between the USA and its closest allies?
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 06:56 AM
Wednesday

Krasnov is a Russian asset.

Bayard

(30,960 posts)
32. I keep thinking of those hours long phone conversations he has with Putin
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:21 AM
Wednesday

He's getting instructions. We are quickly becoming the world pariah on a level with Putin. As planned.

Martin Eden

(16,184 posts)
40. He talked with Putie for 90 minutes before the recent NATO summit
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 02:21 PM
Wednesday

How much time did he spend on the phone with our ostensible allies?

Any?

Hope22

(4,994 posts)
6. What a pitiful display!
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:05 AM
Wednesday

And the people sitting in that room facilitating the madness should be ashamed. If we charted these verbal attacks on Canada I think we would see a pattern. It’s almost like a playbook used in rotation to keep everyone stirred up.

muriel_volestrangler

(107,119 posts)
7. It's an AI image - the other people are country/EU leaders. There was no such Oval Office meeting. It's a troll.
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:10 AM
Wednesday

Someone (in the Trump regime? A MAGAt? A 4Chan member? A KKK member? There's little difference, these days) got AI to knock up an image for them to wank over, and Trump liked it so much it's been put out under his name, since he's Chief Troll.

ColoringFool

(1,625 posts)
14. Oh, I'm way past that mild wish. Might need to make......
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:40 AM
Wednesday

"Lindsey Graham" into a transitive verb, with "Trump" as its direct object.

FakeNoose

(43,538 posts)
20. When did we bypass the "Shut Down Truth Social" stage?
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:59 AM
Wednesday

Taking away his stupid platform would almost accomplish the same thing.

Bayard

(30,960 posts)
34. Yes!
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:27 AM
Wednesday

He gets on there and babbles any shit that comes into his warped mind. I deplore all the political discussion, especially by Dems, that take place online now. Take ownership of what you have to say instead of hiding behind a keyboard if you are a public figure.

littlemissmartypants

(36,230 posts)
15. Looks like Natalie Harp got bored or couldn't get the baby to take his nap...
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:40 AM
Wednesday

Because he's too stupid to do this sh¡t without some help. These provocative posts are her love letters. Trash.

mwmisses4289

(5,429 posts)
16. Is he looking to start another effing war?
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:41 AM
Wednesday

Bloody hell, how many times do they have to knock idgit upside the head with the universal clue by four telling him if you invade Canada or Greenland we will defend our countries? Does he think these wars will be walks in the park (wait, of course he does, he's a repuke)?
smh

KS Toronado

(24,454 posts)
25. He's already said if we were at war at election time then no elections
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 08:09 AM
Wednesday

plus he's aware the midterms aren't looking good for him, I expect him to do something drastic.

Bayard

(30,960 posts)
35. Only if he manages to suspend the Constitution
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:29 AM
Wednesday

I think even rethuglicans will draw a line there.

groundloop

(14,076 posts)
17. Any day we waste talking about this shit is a day we're not talking about......
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:42 AM
Wednesday

the TRUMP - EPSTEIN FILES.

purr-rat beauty

(1,811 posts)
18. He is not a President
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 07:43 AM
Wednesday

He is a pest

Like lice, fleas, cockroaches, bedbugs, flies, locusts, screw worms...

FakeNoose

(43,538 posts)
23. He's a troll, always looking to stir up trouble
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 08:05 AM
Wednesday


Remember those troll dolls from the 80's? Yeah, he's the worst example I can think of.

ms liberty

(11,499 posts)
39. Originally from the 60's. I have one on my CD bookshelf
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 01:11 PM
Wednesday

When I was a kid I made him a little tunic and leggings, and a little sword.

KS Toronado

(24,454 posts)
26. Mexico is a lot closer to us than Greenland, why not make that a State?
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 08:17 AM
Wednesday

Oh silly me I forgot........not enough WHITE PEOPLE

LessAspin

(2,205 posts)
28. Maple MAGAt-prop
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 08:35 AM
Wednesday

NEW: US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra hosted over a dozen far-right activists and right-wing media personalities at his ‘Fourth of July’ party in Ottawa this weekend

The US Embassy says Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich, who was convicted on criminal charges last year, was accredited as a journalist

PressProgress (@pressprogress.ca) 2026-07-06T18:56:07.938Z




If you think the USG is not backing the efforts to stage renewed attempts like this (including in Ireland), Pete Hoekstra has just disabused you of that.

emptywheel (@emptywheel.bsky.social) 2026-07-06T21:15:19.379Z

Fiendish Thingy

(24,916 posts)
30. This image isn't new
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 09:19 AM
Wednesday

Even if the post is, IIRC, Trump has posted or shared this image before.

Give him a big bowl of tapioca and turn on FOX…

BTW, Carney would not be the front runner for the Democratic nomination, if anything he would be the saviour of the Republican Party. While he is boldly charting a new path for Canada on trade and defence, domestically he is turning Canada into a Petri dish for the Abundance Agenda.

In Canada, the Liberal party is to the right of most Democrats in the US.

https://kayuma.substack.com/p/the-abundance-delusion-how-silicon

Now, if the shoe were on the other foot, and the US became part of Canada, AOC would be front runner for the leadership of the NDP, and would have a pretty good shot at becoming the next prime minister.

But none of that is going to happen, because if the US invades and occupies Canada, Canadians will resist with every fibre in their beings, and make Ireland’s Troubles look like a minor disagreement at pub trivia night.


Escape

(594 posts)
31. He seems to be trying to foment conditions..
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 09:21 AM
Wednesday

that will necessitate Martial Law.

The devastating war in Iran for no particular reason, economic disasters with no concern for remedies, flagrant destruction of the White House and grounds, the ICE chaos and murders and his determination in hiring the most unqualified clowns possible as cabinet members.

He is taunting us. He seems to be hoping for a full rebellion by the American people. Then he can "postpone" the election and seize more dictatorial power.

He CAN'T allow Democrats to take control of the House and Senate. He MUST do ANYTHING he can to prevent that from happening.

Mz Pip

(28,569 posts)
36. And Venezuela
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:49 AM
Wednesday

That’s on there, too.

Someone should tell him that if he makes Venezuela a territory he’ll be giving citizenship to all of those drug mules he’s trying to kill off. 🤔

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