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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(133,192 posts)
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 01:40 PM 13 hrs ago

Senate Democrat on Trump Greenland rhetoric: 'This is the president being an idiot'

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) says President Trump is “being an idiot” by making forceful demands of Denmark, a NATO ally, to cede its control of Greenland to the United States, something Danish leaders have repeatedly shot down.

“This has nothing to do with actual security concerns. This is the president being an idiot, and he is really excited about the idea of taking this big piece of land that’s on a map, and he’s using any excuse to actually cover up this idiotic idea,” Gallego said Thursday on MS NOW.

Gallego is one of many Democrats to pan the idea of the Trump administration taking over Greenland, something the president has repeatedly endorsed, most recently when he declared Wednesday that anything other than the U.S. gaining control of the mineral-rich territory would be “unacceptable.”

“NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES. Anything less than that is unacceptable,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/senate-democrat-trump-greenland-rhetoric-135251991.html

Trump is an idiot. His decline towards senility isn't helping. Still his sycophants jump whenever he tells them to.

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Senate Democrat on Trump Greenland rhetoric: 'This is the president being an idiot' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 13 hrs ago OP
Someone please tell me why we need Greenland for security? This whole thing is idiotic. Paper Roses 13 hrs ago #1
Nothing would grow from that toxic site. Traildogbob 13 hrs ago #2
We're already THERE dumbass. Doesnt matter if we own it. Just build more bases. Callie1979 4 hrs ago #3
He wants to own the world's largest island and rename it Trumpland dalton99a 4 hrs ago #4

Paper Roses

(7,622 posts)
1. Someone please tell me why we need Greenland for security? This whole thing is idiotic.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 01:51 PM
13 hrs ago

I am so sick of trump and his idiot ideas about security. So now he is the head of Venezuela?
Must not be too important since he is taking 4 more days rest an MaLGO.
I'm sick of all this BS. Hope I live long enough to see him "pushing up daisies.

Traildogbob

(12,613 posts)
2. Nothing would grow from that toxic site.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 01:56 PM
13 hrs ago

His toxicity alone. And Especially after the world keeps pissing on it every minute of every day. Dropping duces are welcome too.

Callie1979

(1,176 posts)
3. We're already THERE dumbass. Doesnt matter if we own it. Just build more bases.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:32 PM
4 hrs ago

Denmark has already said many times they're fine with that.
Neither Russia or China will fuck with a NATO country. Russia cant even deal with Ukraine & China can hardly sail its Navy out of the S China sea.
Moron.

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