Oh, boy. Trump sent an envoy to Nuuk, Greenland, and it did not go over well. It went over very badly, in fact. Now, he’s not only back on nukes, but he’s back on Greenland again. If this is tedious to us, imagine how they must feel! They keep kicking the US to the curb in no uncertain terms, but Trump isn’t getting the message. That’s Make America Go Away (and oh, do I want one of those hats). With respect to Raw Story:
Donald Trump’s latest attempt to win over the people of Greenland crashed and burned after the president dispatched Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to the Danish territory as a goodwill ambassador — only to have locals greet him with middle fingers and rejections of his giveaway MAGA merchandise.
According to the New York Times, Landry arrived in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, on Sunday, claiming he was on a mission to “make a bunch of friends.” Within hours, the Times reported, he got nothing but cold shoulders and dismissals.
They really did flip him off. Read the article if you have a few minutes. It’s quick. America’s relationships with Greenland are failing faster. They absolutely, positively do NOT want anything to do with us. We have our bases and nothing more. We are not welcome outside those bases. Can you blame them?
Landry toured the town in cold drizzle, offering free MAGA hats to Greenlandic children, only to be greeted with refusals. He then attempted to sweeten his pitch by telling some kids that if they visited his Louisiana mansion, they could have “all the chocolate chip cookies you can eat.”
Landry’s delegation carried “cardboard boxes stuffed with MAGA hats,” but few residents wanted them, the report said.
As Landry traveled about on Sunday, he was the recipient of “scowls,” with local Hanne Hansen bluntly stating, “They should fix their own country first,” and her friend Vivi Nielsen adding, “They need to get out,” the Times added.
The children detest us as much as the adults do. They don’t care about having MAGA hats, although we could guess that someone might take one just to be able to burn it. If they’re free, why not? Because they have much more class than we do. They love their country and have no desire whatsoever to be part of the US. Trump keeps sending people over to try to win them over. It doesn’t work, and it won’t work. Surprisingly, all they did was flip him off. If Trump tries again, the shoulder will continue getting colder. It’s going to end up with our “envoys” being totally, completely ignored. Serves them right.
The next day, Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen expressed his country’s firm rejection of American pressure.
“We have our red lines. And no matter how many chocolate cookies we get, we are not going to change them,” Nielsen told Denmark’s public broadcaster DR.
The offer of free MAGA hats was noteworthy in that Greenlandic entrepreneurs have already had success selling red baseball caps reading “Make America Go Away“.
Greenlandic officials were particularly troubled by an American doctor accompanying Landry to assess Greenland’s medical system — one of the top reasons Greenlanders cite for not wanting to join the United States.
BOOM. Make America Go Away. Trump is getting more and more aggressive about getting the island in some form or fashion. They want *nothing* to do with us. Trump thinks they’ll eventually agree, or he wouldn’t keep trying. Too bad for him, it’s absolutely not going to happen. And if he tries something, well, it’s going to be a very bad decision, kinda like going to war with Iran. Denmark is watching this very closely. And other nations are watching, too, nations that might help Denmark and Greenland. Trump needs to GTFO. He’s going to keep trying until he hits the point of no return. And then there will be hell to pay.
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While applauding the Landry response one hopes they gave the doctor the red carpet grand tour of their health facilities and asked them to compare and contrast.
trying to lure children into his house with sweets. sounds about right.
Greenland needs to issue a broad statement that the next American sent by Drumpf for ANY reason will be arrested the SECOND their feet touch Greenland’s soil as an “undocumented, illegal alien.”