Trump Administration Explores Costly Option For Greenland Takeover: Report

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Huff Post

Apr 2, 2025, 09:58 AM EDT


The Trump administration is exploring a can-you-top-this financial maneuver if it were to obtain Greenland, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.

The newspaper wrote that one option in a White House cost analysis of a takeover is to essentially “offer a sweeter deal” to the semi-autonomous Danish territory’s government than Denmark does. The Danes allocate about $600 million a year to services for the island, WaPo estimated.

The U.S. offer under White House consideration “is a lot higher than that,” an official familiar with the plans told the Post. “The point is, ‘We’ll pay you more than Denmark does.’”

In a visit to Greenland last week, Vice President JD Vance accused Denmark of underinvesting in the territory. “You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland,” he said to the European nation. The Danish foreign minister admonished Vance for using such a tone with an ally.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-greenland-cost-analysis_n_67ed1c04e4b0ca349800b3d8

[Irish_Dem]

1. No money for SS, Medicare, healthcare, education, medical research,

making America safer.

But money to pay Greenland a vast sum of money each year.

[Biophilic]

2. Seriously, why would the people of Greenland believe anything this administration offers?

I think they are smarter than that.

[Nasruddin]

9. "Show Me the Money"

10 years in advance. In gold. Distributed now.

[Xipe Totec]

3. Expensive way to buy three more Democratic votes in congress

2 Senators, one Congressman. All pissed at the orange monkey.

[JBTaurus83]

5. We would probably

keep Denmark as a territory like Puerto Rico.

[tanyev]

6. They would probably completely ignore Puerto Rico and the other territories

and give all the money and services to Greenland.

[Wiz Imp]

7. He's not suggesting making it a state

Even Trump isn't that dumb. He would treat it as a territory like Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam.

[JBTaurus83]

4. Who on Earth

would make a deal with the clown pig? He doesn't pay his own bills.

[WestMichRad]

8. "Greenland, we'll pay you WAY more than Denmark does!*"

… (* until they are out of the picture, then you’re in your own. P.S. Please don’t talk with Puerto Rico, they are socialist scum.”)

… I think…

[calimary]

12. I hope they can see both of his hands at all times.

I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s hiding crossed fingers behind his back or in his pocket.

I hope the Danes know NOT to take him at his “word”.

[RazorbackExpat]

13. His word:

"I am not a crook"

[Evolve Dammit]

10. More insanity.

[rlegro]

11. There's a word for that in legalese:

Tampering!

[Layzeebeaver]

14. The Danes should reply with an offer to buy Michigan

using the same arguments as JDV

[heckles65]

15. Oh no Denmark don't buy Michigan

buy Vermont.

[skypilot]

16. Michigan or...

...Alabama or Louisiana or any number of states that are about to get hammered by the weather over the next few days.