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Girard442

(6,831 posts)
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 05:59 PM 15 hrs ago

Y'know, when Trump mixes up Greenland and Iceland in a speech, it's understandable.

Like, when a driver impaired by dementia means to hit the brake and instead tromps on the gas pedal and kills a bunch of people trying to cross the street.

It's understandable. And bad.

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Y'know, when Trump mixes up Greenland and Iceland in a speech, it's understandable. (Original Post) Girard442 15 hrs ago OP
Could happen to anybody.. Permanut 15 hrs ago #1
Certainly anyone with frontotemporal dementia ... n/t wackadoo wabbit 15 hrs ago #2
If this was Biden D_Master81 14 hrs ago #3
Yes if it were Pres Biden mixing up Cha 13 hrs ago #6
There is difference between Greenland and Iceland. LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #4
Iceland should be worried lame54 14 hrs ago #5
It's easy. Greenland is the one with the ice. Iceland is the one with the green. Intractable 13 hrs ago #7
They're claiming it's his new nickname for Greenland. rubbersole 12 hrs ago #8

D_Master81

(2,353 posts)
3. If this was Biden
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 06:57 PM
14 hrs ago

And we were blowing up alliances and he couldn’t even get the right country in a speech it would be the biggest story on every newscast that the president isn’t fit he doesn’t even know what country he’s talking about. Hardly a mention of it tonight

Cha

(317,338 posts)
6. Yes if it were Pres Biden mixing up
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 08:23 PM
13 hrs ago

Iceland and Greenland the media***** heads would be Going OFF Blowing their Collective GASKETS.

Intractable

(1,710 posts)
7. It's easy. Greenland is the one with the ice. Iceland is the one with the green.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 08:36 PM
13 hrs ago

Iceland has fascinating land and mountain scapes.

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