Trump at Congress Revives Greenland Purchase, Promises Wealth and Security

[Social Media]

 

President Donald Trump has once again expressed his interest in acquiring Greenland, assuring its residents that joining the United States would bring them prosperity and security. Speaking before Congress on Tuesday, Trump described Greenland as an "incredible" place with vast potential, emphasizing its strategic importance for military defense and global security.  

 

"We will keep you safe, we will make you rich, and together, we will take Greenland to heights like you have never thought possible before," Trump declared. He pointed out that the island, though sparsely populated, is geographically significant and offers valuable resources that could benefit the United States. "It's a very small population, a very, very large piece of land, and very, very important for military security," he added.  

 

Despite Trump’s enthusiasm, polls indicate that most Greenlanders are against becoming part of the United States, although a majority support eventual independence from Denmark. Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, has repeatedly been declared "not for sale" by its ruling government in Copenhagen. However, Trump remains optimistic about bringing it under U.S. control, citing its geographical position along the shortest route between Europe and North America—an essential factor for America’s ballistic missile warning system.  

 

"We need it really for international world security," Trump argued, emphasizing that U.S. interests in the Arctic are growing amid shifting geopolitical dynamics.  

 

In his address, he reaffirmed his support for the people of Greenland to decide their future, stating, "We strongly support your right to determine your own future, and if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America." He also noted that his administration was actively working with various parties to make Greenland part of the U.S., before adding, "I think we're going to get it, one way or the other, we're gonna get it," drawing laughter from Republican lawmakers in the House chamber.  

 

Trump's remarks have further energized Greenland’s independence movement, prompting calls for Denmark to begin negotiations on severing political ties. However, Greenland’s ruling Inuit Ataqatigiit party has urged caution, refusing to rush into an independence vote following the March 11 general election, citing concerns about economic and welfare stability.  

 

Denmark, while acknowledging Greenland’s right to self-determination, has dismissed Trump's ambitions. "The future of Greenland is really for the people of Greenland to decide," Denmark’s U.N. Ambassador Christina Markus Lassen told reporters. "Independence is possible, and they have the right to self-determination."  

 

Lassen also highlighted Denmark’s ongoing cooperation with NATO and the United States on Arctic security, stressing that both nations recognize the need to strengthen defense efforts in the region. "We have a very close transatlantic bond with the United States. We've been working very closely with the U.S. on security matters related to Greenland and the Arctic for decades," she said.  

 

While Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland has stirred global debate, the island’s future remains in the hands of its people. Whether Greenland chooses independence, remains under Danish rule, or considers U.S. offers, its role in the evolving geopolitical landscape will continue to draw international attention.

 

A 2019 poll showed that 67.8% of Greenlanders support independence from Denmark sometime in the next two decades. A 2025 poll showed that 84% of Greenlanders would support independence from Denmark, but 45% of the population would oppose independence if it meant a lower standard of living.

 

Based on a report inspired by Reuters  2025-03-06

 

 

[mrfill]

Good idea only quoting 2019 poll figures. The 2025 figures are somewhat different...

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/poll-shows-85-greenlanders-do-not-want-be-part-us-2025-01-29/

[steven100]

Promises .....    from Trump trash ...   who in their right mind would ever believe him.  You'd have to be barking mad to believe anything he says. 

[dinsdale]

6 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Promises .....    from Trump trash ...   who in their right mind would ever believe him.  You'd have to be barking mad to believe anything he says. 

I believed he would sort out Biden's open border policy. It's happened. He said he would do it and he has. I guess seeing isn't believing from those who are deluded sufferers. IMO the "barking mad" are well and truly in the radical woke left lunacy camp. 

[steven100]

10 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

I believed he would sort out Biden's open border policy. It's happened. He said he would do it and he has. I guess seeing isn't believing from those who are deluded sufferers. IMO the "barking mad" are well and truly in the radical woke left lunacy camp. 

while that's great news  !  ........     I would take any ' promise '  he makes with a grain of salt.  BTW,  I'm not left or right or woke or wake or  whatever as you infer, so your wrong there,  I'm just going on history and what I've seen,   sounds like your border policy happy was a rare occurrence,  but I'm thrilled for you  !  

[Chomper Higgot]

To be of any use at all, Trump’s promises of security need to be printed on soft paper.

 

 

 

[newbee2022]

The imperator has spoken. But he reminds me of Caligula. His end is well known.

However: 

To freeze help for Ukraine is one side of the medal. Is he doing this with Israel too?

How honest are his efforts to bring peace? He can give proof now😳

[dinsdale]

13 minutes ago, steven100 said:

while that's great news  !  ........     I would take any ' promise '  he makes with a grain of salt.  BTW,  I'm not left or right or woke or wake or  whatever as you infer, so your wrong there,  I'm just going on history and what I've seen,   sounds like your border policy happy was a rare occurrence,  but I'm thrilled for you  !  

You admit he did what he said and in the next breath you say you'd take anything he says with a grain of salt.

[steven100]

19 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

You admit he did what he said and in the next breath you say you'd take anything he says with a grain of salt.

and I stand by that based on his history of lies.   your border policy happy then great !!   i'm really glad it's worked out for you,   a rare occurrence ...    but great.    

[dinsdale]

1 minute ago, steven100 said:

and I stand by that based on his history of lies.   your border policy happy then great !!   i'm really glad it's worked out for you,   a rare occurrence ...    but great.    

"Drain the swamp". Happening now. "Men out of women's sports". Happened. Tariffs bringing investment into the US. Happened and happening (eg. Apple $500bn, TSMC chip maker $100bn, Honda will make next civic in Indiana not Mexico), the Ukraine war will end this year unless the EU wants it to continue and the list goes on.

[spidermike007]

This man looked entirely unhinged during his hundred minute rant, he said nothing new, he just reiterated oodles and oodles of nonsense, and he simply repeated one lie after another. The bottom line is his poll numbers are declining, his support is declining, people are figuring out who he truly is, and the world is realizing this guy is a monster, with evil intentions, a terrible negotiator, and bent upon preventing world peace with his destruction of alliances, bent upon making sure that the economy does not improve, with his crazy dumb tariff policies, and bent upon collapsing America.

 

That's the only reasonable explanation for his policies and his bizarre antics. 

 

 

[spidermike007]

And why would those with Danish citizenship give up free Healthcare, and a safety net for seniors? 

 

A friend of mine from Holland just recently put his mother in a rather luxurious nursing home, he said it's the equivalent of many five-star hotels that he's been to. She has a large, luxurious room with a private balcony overlooking the river. His total outlay per month is 900 euros month. A trashy facility in the US is $9,000 a month and a nice facility is $15,000 a month and up. 

 

I know couples who spend $2000 to $3,000 a month on health insurance alone, in the US. It is an unregulated mafia. 

Just another reason why Greenland and Canada would never choose to be a part of the US. In the process their quality of life would diminished dramatically. 

 

In Denmark, the welfare state is characterised by an extensive social security system and a high degree of income equality. All Danish citizens have equal access to education and health care regardless of their social and financial background. Similarly, every citizen is entitled to a limited compensation for loss of income due to unemployment, disability, or illness – just to name a few of the public services that the welfare system provides.

 

The welfare system does indeed benefit each individual citizen but the main purpose of the Danish welfare model is to ensure healthcare and education for all citizens in order to provide high quality human capital/first class employees of great benefit to the taxpaying companies and hence to the Danish economy. 

 

https://denmark.dk/society-and-business/the-danish-welfare-state

 

In other words, the polar opposite of the US, where if an older couple does not have hugely expensive health care, they could lose everything with one illness. 

 

So, why would any Dane choose to be American? A land owned and controlled by Big pharma, corrupt lobbyists, greedy out of control corporations and a highly dysfunctional government. They would have to be insane. 

 

[hotsun]

4 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

And why would those with Danish citizenship give up free Healthcare, and a safety net for seniors? 

 

A friend of mine from Holland just recently put his mother in a rather luxurious nursing home, he said it's the equivalent of many five-star hotels that he's been to. She has a large, luxurious room with a private balcony overlooking the river. His total outlay per month is 900 euros month. A trashy facility in the US is $9,000 a month and a nice facility is $15,000 a month and up. 

 

I know couples who spend $2000 to $3,000 a month on health insurance alone, in the US. It is an unregulated mafia. 

Just another reason why Greenland and Canada would never choose to be a part of the US. In the process their quality of life would diminished dramatically. 

 

In Denmark, the welfare state is characterised by an extensive social security system and a high degree of income equality. All Danish citizens have equal access to education and health care regardless of their social and financial background. Similarly, every citizen is entitled to a limited compensation for loss of income due to unemployment, disability, or illness – just to name a few of the public services that the welfare system provides.

 

The welfare system does indeed benefit each individual citizen but the main purpose of the Danish welfare model is to ensure healthcare and education for all citizens in order to provide high quality human capital/first class employees of great benefit to the taxpaying companies and hence to the Danish economy. 

 

https://denmark.dk/society-and-business/the-danish-welfare-state

 

In other words, the polar opposite of the US, where if an older couple does not have hugely expensive health care, they could lose everything with one illness. 

 

So, why would any Dane choose to be American? A land owned and controlled by Big pharma, corrupt lobbyists, greedy out of control corporations and a highly dysfunctional government. They would have to be insane. 

 

They would each get a million dollars. Jealous?

[theshu25]

2 minutes ago, hotsun said:

They would each get a million dollars. Jealous?

A Million not go that far nowdays.

[hotsun]

4 minutes ago, theshu25 said:

A Million not go that far nowdays.

In a high yield savings account, get around 40,000 USD per year. Enough for anyone to live well on

[Hamus Yaigh]

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

We will keep you safe, we will make you rich, and together, we will take Greenland to heights like you have never thought possible before," Trump declared.

In the same speech he throws his own allies under the bus. Even with a small population and limited infrastructure Greenlanders won't be that dumb?

[Chomper Higgot]

9 minutes ago, theshu25 said:

A Million not go that far nowdays.

Especially if you don’t have medical insurance or any welfare provisions for old age.

 

I believe many Americans have absolutely no idea how poorly they are being served by their healthcare and welfare laws and policies.

 

[proton]

4 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Especially if you don’t have medical insurance or any welfare provisions for old age.

 

I believe many Americans have absolutely no idea how poorly they are being served by their healthcare and welfare laws and policies.

 

 

Are they as bad as in the UK now?

[Chomper Higgot]

1 minute ago, proton said:

 

Are they as bad as in the UK now?

This isn’t a thing in the UK or indeed Denmark:

 

https://www.abi.org/feed-item/health-care-costs-number-one-cause-of-bankruptcy-for-american-families

[Patong2021]

The Greenlandic  Inuit people are descendants of the Canadian Inuit and have more in common with their Inuit Canadian people than they do with Denmark. They have nothing in common with the USA and its creeping colonialism. The USA is seeking to steal the mineral wealth of Greenland, a wealth that the Greenlanders have sought to develop together with Canada. Denmark and the EU don't want to lose  a mineral wealth payday. The USA wants to snatch one. The USA's attempt to coerce Greenland is disgusting. 

 

[SMIAI]

1 hour ago, newbee2022 said:

The imperator has spoken. But he reminds me of Caligula. His end is well known.

However: 

To freeze help for Ukraine is one side of the medal. Is he doing this with Israel too?

How honest are his efforts to bring peace? He can give proof now😳

 

He did it before. The Republicans withheld aid in so the Russians could take Adviivka. It was meant to put Ukraine in a weaker position, in order for them to capitulate and sign the minerals deal.

 

What none of the Trump fans dare mention is the parallel between Ukraine and Greenland.

Ukraine onside, is/was good for Europe and the U.S.A. The minerals looked good then too. But it was painted as evil N.A.T.O. moving east.

Now Trump is doing exactly the same thing, but in cahoots with Russia and it's all good. Now eyeing Greenland, Canada.... and his fans go wild. Hypocrisy at it's worst. If the Democrats did the same thing they would be shouting from the rafters and painting it as hegemony.

 

 

 

[FritsSikkink]

45 minutes ago, hotsun said:

They would each get a million dollars. Jealous?

Sure, why doesn't he take care of the locals? Skid Row, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

[phetphet]

31 minutes ago, hotsun said:

In a high yield savings account, get around 40,000 USD per year. Enough for anyone to live well on

Yes, but they would be under the yoke of Trump, while he strips their land of all its minerals and riches worth far more than what he will pay them.

Plus. How could they trust someone who reneges on deals, treats his friends and allies the way he does, and within a month of taking office, has China saying it is ready for war in whatever way he wants it.

I don't buy the need for national security. He is after the minerals.

[hotsun]

2 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Sure, why doesn't he take care of the locals? Skid Row, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

Seems to me lefties are just jealous they dont live in greenland

[SMIAI]

4 minutes ago, hotsun said:

Seems to me lefties are just jealous they dont live in greenland

 

Seems to me you are just posting 💩

[impulse]

22 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

The USA is seeking to steal the mineral wealth of Greenland, a wealth that the Greenlanders have sought to develop together with Canada.

 

As I recall, he's putting together a nice offer, including cash, prizes, and security guarantees.  Maybe a Tesla in every garage?

 

[hotsun]

1 minute ago, SMIAI said:

 

Seems to me you are just posting 💩

Triggered the poor lefty

[Social Media]

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[Purdey]

So will Trump introduce the universal healthcare and free education that Greenland has to the USA?

[SMIAI]

Greenland should stay far away from his fake version of wealth. The real wealth is in resources, not made up figures valuing this and that at billions and trillions. FAKE.

Then of course they keep all the money they owe you in their banks for safekeeping, so now they have control over you. Don't do it.