Greenland’s foreign minister Ane Lone Bagger tersely dismissed President Donald Trump’s reported desire to buy Greenland on Friday, saying “we are open for business, but we’re not for sale.”
Greenland is an autonomous Danish territory rich in natural resources, and Trump reportedly likes the idea of adding a new state to the union.
Danish officials, however, were less sold on the idea, according to Reuters.
“If he is truly contemplating this, then this is final proof, that he has gone mad,” said foreign affairs spokesman for the Danish People’s Party Soren Espersen.
From a former prime minister:
It must be an April Fool’s Day joke … but totally out of sesson! https://t.co/ev5DDVZc5f
— Lars Løkke Rasmussen (@larsloekke) August 15, 2019
Trump is due to travel to Copenhagen in September and will meet with the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland then.
Trump will forget this idea when someone points out to him that there are no Vikings in Greenland any more. At least not to speak of. Most Greenlanders are non-white–they are Inuit.
But why isn’t their flag green?
From the mouths of Danes…
Trump probably thinks that if you buy Greenland that you also acquire the Minnesota Vikings as part of the deal.
Sorry Trump, there are no Vikings there - of any kind.
Maybe China can lend us the money to buy China and solve all our problems.
Tell trump that floating pile of plastic and other garbage in the ocean is a new land, teeming with items that could be on the trump family crest (fast food wrappers, plus crap.)
Tell him its his own new state and Suggest he would be welcome there. Even better than Elba.