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(340 posts) Tue Nov 26, 2024, 08:25 PM Nov 2024

Donald Trump Ally Suggests Trying to Purchase Greenland Again [View all]

Yeah. This shit again.

Donald Trump Ally Suggests Trying to Purchase Greenland Again
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-ally-suggests-trying-purchase-greenland-again-1982720

... On Thursday, Collins posted an image on X (formerly Twitter) of Trump's winning 2024 Electoral College map with the addition of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. The island was colored in red, appearing to suggest it would vote Republican if admitted to the union. "Project 2029," he wrote in the caption, potentially suggesting such a purchase could be achieved if Republicans win again in 2028. ...

I suppose it's "ironic" but you never know.

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Donald Trump Ally Suggests Trying to Purchase Greenland Again [View all] 4th Nov 2024 OP

How many electoral votes would it be entitled to Ocelot II Nov 2024 #1

The answer is three. NT Jk23 Nov 2024 #2

According to my calculations ... Straw Man Nov 2024 #3

Is Greenland for sale? Is Denmark gonna broker the sale? Deuxcents Nov 2024 #4

Greenland soandso Nov 2024 #7

Yes..thanks for the correction Deuxcents Nov 2024 #8

Actually Iceland became a republic in 1944. Disaffected Nov 2024 #12

Thanks for the history soandso Nov 2024 #15

YW. Disaffected Nov 2024 #21

Iceland is an independent country. Ocelot II Nov 2024 #17

Yes, thank you soandso Nov 2024 #18

Can't buy what's not for sale soandso Nov 2024 #5

Oh god, they just try to find things to screw with. Initech Nov 2024 #6

Nothing will help struggling Western Pennsylvanians with $120,000 personal vehicles Prairie Gates Nov 2024 #9

Putin wants Alaska back .... delisen Nov 2024 #10

A autonomous territory of Denmark. duncang Nov 2024 #11

If they won't sell, impose 25% tariffs. Disaffected Nov 2024 #13

Since when do US Territories get EVs? Sogo Nov 2024 #14

They don't. The residents, while ostensibly American citizens, don't get to vote for POTUS either. Hekate Nov 2024 #16

Why not? Disaffected Nov 2024 #20

Good, let him occupy his time with nonsense shiny objects like this newdeal2 Nov 2024 #19

Okay mr715 Nov 2024 #22

This doesn't have to cost anything Lincolnite Nov 2024 #23