Trump calls off meeting with Danish prime minister over Greenland comments

[bluesofa]

2 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

I think he decided on Canadian bacon instead of Danish...????

Closer to home to start a cold war I suppose.

[bristolboy]

1 hour ago, Morty T said:

Diplomatic meetings and conferences are arranged months in advance, this topic was already on the table. The POTUS let the subject fly, and the Danish PM backtracked to save face. Nothing new here. 

Could you please supply the link to support your contention that "this topic was already on the table.".  And you aren't aware of Trump's history as a loose cannon?

[stevenl]

2 hours ago, BobBKK said:

I never said anything about he called it off because of a joke. I said he even joked about buying (knowing it was a long shot). Calling it off was petulance and stupid but he's guided by his emotions much of the time.

So he made a joke about buying Greenland, he then decided to cancel the meeting due to them not wanting to sell.

But he didn't call it off because of that joke?

[spidermike007]

Trump has a very hard time with smart, powerful women. They are essentially his nemesis, and they possess the kryptonite, to his bully pulpit and nonsense. He gets outsmarted (not particularly difficult, with his probable IQ of 90) every time, so I can see why he would be cautious and fearful of this meeting. The whole Greenland thing is beyond nonsense. Just another clown act. 

[metisdead]

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[Carib]

Well, at least the Danes are happy, they don't have to meet him. They are rewarded by his hick behavior.

[mfd101]

As the ice melts across the whole of the Arctic and competition for newly-accessible resources hots up, I don't suppose the Russians - or indeed the Chinese - will be particularly sensitive to Greenlander or Danish wishes. The Norwegians are already in competition with the Russians over fishing round Svalbard. Some time over the next few years, choices will have to be made when the Usofans ask for extra territory & territorial rights for their big base in the north of Greenland. And it won't be just for listening & watching purposes.

 

I imagine the Canadians are watching all of this with interest too. They already have formerly-Russian Alaska on their north-west frontier. And now their north-east frontier is looking fragile, as well as their deep deep north ...

 

And in the deep deep south (Antarctica), Oz is also worried about non-agreed Chinese activity in nominally Australian territory.

 

[Jingthing]

So recently he's alienated Sweden. Then Denmark. Norway and Finland must be bracing.

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[bluesofa]

12 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

So recently he's alienated Sweden. Then Denmark. Norway and Finland must be bracing.

That's Skegness you're thinking of.

[Jingthing]

OK. Quaking in their skis then. Better?

 

Seriously what is it with this occupant of the white house with dissing friends while falling in love with murderous dictators such as Kim and Putin?

 

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[Emdog]

Dear Denmark: thank your lucky stars he called off the meeting. If he changes his alleged mind and wants to come, simply tell him "Sorry, but we've made other plans. I'm sure you understand."

[RJRS1301]

5 hours ago, DannyCarlton said:

Agreed. But why cancel the meeting? Buying Greenland wasn't even on the agenda when the meeting was scheduled.

Probably because a woman pointed out to him, it was not hers to sell, and that is was a ridiculous idea for him to even make.

Stamps his feet, and says OK< "I will punish you, I won't talk with you or visit you"

And they all sighed a big sigh of relief to not have the IQ of the Danes diminished by him being there.

 

 

[RJRS1301]

18 minutes ago, Emdog said:

Dear Denmark: thank your lucky stars he called off the meeting. If he changes his alleged mind and wants to come, simply tell him "Sorry, but we've made other plans. I'm sure you understand."

Serve him RollMops ???? that will send him spare

[RJRS1301]

3 hours ago, bristolboy said:

Could you please supply the link to support your contention that "this topic was already on the table.".  And you aren't aware of Trump's history as a loose cannon?

I feel there is something smaller than a "loose cannon" in the WH

[DannyCarlton]

4 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Serve him RollMops ???? that will send him spare

Love rollmops. My 4 year old son always insisted I buy him one whenever we went to the local market. Good for you too.

[Sujo]

it used to be considered a good thing to foster good relationships with allies.

 

In trump world allies are to be treated as enemies and enemies as allies.

 

He just wants to play in the sandpit with the big bad boys but they are playing him like a flute.

[RJRS1301]

6 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

Love rollmops. My 4 year old son always insisted I buy him one whenever we went to the local market. Good for you too.

Yes well your 4 year old son, has more maturity than the POTUS it appears.

Being "good for you" makes them immediately unacceptable for POTUS

[juice777]

He really is an utter embarrassment. I had no love for Obama and other US presidents, but this guy is the crowning glory on the sh*t pile 

You ever seen Back to the Future 2 when Biff steals the time machine travels back in time gives his past self that sportsbook and when Marty returns back to the present it's a different Dark Grim Mad Violent place?

I think we are at the beginning of something like that now with Trump and Brexit the world is truly a strange place.

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[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Another day... Another Western democracy foreign country and leader snubbed or insulted by Trump... Who would have guessed???

[juice777]

I wonder how his fanboys are going to explain this one? Maybe it’s part of the wall strategy? Or are we not good enough at playing 4-D chess that he’s supposedly so good at?  
 
Nice diversion though from an economy tanking. 

I suppose they will quietly forget it as they did with the disarming of north korea and the Nobel peace prize or the space army.

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[Berkshire]

5 hours ago, Morty T said:

Diplomatic meetings and conferences are arranged months in advance, this topic was already on the table. The POTUS let the subject fly, and the Danish PM backtracked to save face. Nothing new here. 

"The Danish PM backtracked"....?  What on Earth are you talking about?  She just said Greenland wasn't for sale.  It was Trump who cancelled the meeting. 

[Jingthing]

I will add that it would be desirable for the US to include Greenland. But if there was ever even a slim chance that could ever happen via expert diplomacy and boatloads of cash 45 with his rapey shout loudly AND carry a big stick vulgar crass style blew that. Grab 'em by the Copenhagen!

 

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[sirineou]

6 hours ago, BobBKK said:

I see nothing wrong with exploring the idea. Long shot and didn't happen and so what?  not the first time and he made a joke about it. The haters will always hate.

 The problem is not with buying Greenland, the problem was with getting Mexico to pay for it.

[Morch]

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Trump has a very hard time with smart, powerful women. They are essentially his nemesis, and they possess the kryptonite, to his bully pulpit and nonsense. He gets outsmarted (not particularly difficult, with his probable IQ of 90) every time, so I can see why he would be cautious and fearful of this meeting. The whole Greenland thing is beyond nonsense. Just another clown act. 

 

Is she? I mean smart and powerful. Not all that immersed in Danish politics to judge, and I kinda doubt you've got a clear handle on this either. More like its enough that she's the anti-Trump figure of the hour,

and the adulation pours out.

 

I'm a bit lazy to go and check, but would be interesting if the same compliments were paid on past instances when she was mentioned - supporting limiting immigration, rules allowing confiscation of cash and valuables from illegal immigrants, banning Muslim headgear, push for repatriation-not-integration policy, etc...

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mette_Frederiksen

 

But do go on making them childish IQ references, by all means. Always amusing to see posers opposing Trump embrace his rhetoric and style.

 

 

[GroveHillWanderer]

6 hours ago, Snuller21 said:

We do NOT sell a part of Denmark to anybody. That happened before year 1800, but certainly NOT anymore.

Actually, the last time something like this happened was a little more recent than that. Denmark sold what is now the US Virgin Islands to the US, in 1917.

[Jingthing]

Just now, GroveHillWanderer said:

Actually, the last time something like this happened was a little more recent than that. Denmark sold what is now the US Virgin Islands, to the US, in 1917.

I guess things were "great" back then. 

[newnative]

Dear Denmark,

   You really don't want this unstable, egotistical, delusional tub of lard wacko of ours coming for a visit--ever.  Take it from a long-suffering America, you dodged a bullet.  

Sincerely,

USA

[natway09]

So the child has picked up his ball & gone home .... Incredulous !!

[oldhippy]

What planet is this nutter from?

Ferengi perhaps?

 

[joecoolfrog]

6 hours ago, BobBKK said:

I see nothing wrong with exploring the idea. Long shot and didn't happen and so what?  not the first time and he made a joke about it. The haters will always hate.

You explore it discretely via recognised channels , not blast it across the media. How would you feel if your homeland was described as just another piece of real estate.

The self styled greatest negotiator on earth has once again shown himself utterly incompetent . Should we ignore his idiocy just to spare the blushes of the Orange Clown's fan club ?