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Hugh 21-08-2019 08:50

Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49416740

Quote:

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation's prime minister said Greenland was not for sale to the US.

The president was scheduled to visit on 2 September, at the invitation of Denmark's Queen Margrethe II.

Then last week Mr Trump suggested the US was interested in buying Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.
From Trump’s own Twitter account.
Quote:

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump

Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time....

12:51 am · 21 Aug 2019·Twitter for iPhone

Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump 6h
Replying to @realDonaldTrump

....The Prime Minister was able to save a great deal of expense and effort for both the United States and Denmark by being so direct. I thank her for that and look forward to rescheduling sometime in the future!

Damien 21-08-2019 09:25

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
So strange. Was he really going to Denmark, on a State Visit on less, to buy Greenland?! Clearly not. So why cancel it because they won't sell you it? Bizarre.

papa smurf 21-08-2019 09:29

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
Rumour is he's upping the offer to 12 quid [$14.56] they'd be fools to turn him down.

Mr K 21-08-2019 09:43

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36006847)
So strange. Was he really going to Denmark, on a State Visit on less, to buy Greenland?! Clearly not. So why cancel it because they won't sell you it? Bizarre.

No need for him to go. He's found Greenland on Amazon and added it to basket, sorted.

Maggy 21-08-2019 11:30

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
The Art of the Deal.

Mr K 21-08-2019 11:50

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
I tell you what, if Greenland falls through, he could buy the whole of Ireland as a complete package. They love all that St Patrick's Day garbage and it would solve a lot of issues for us. #stable_genius

jfman 21-08-2019 11:54

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
The USA will be buying us by the back door from 1st November.

papa smurf 21-08-2019 11:56

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006872)
The USA will be buying us by the back door from 1st November.

Trump already owns Scotland.

Hugh 21-08-2019 12:07

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by papa smurf (Post 36006873)
Trump already owns Scotland.

Well, 1,400 acres out of 19,787,000,000 acres, or 0.000007075352504169405% of Scotland, anyway... ;)

papa smurf 21-08-2019 12:38

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36006875)
Well, 1,400 acres out of 19,787,000,000 acres, or 0.000007075352504169405% of Scotland, anyway... ;)

He's got the only bit worth having ;)

Mr K 21-08-2019 16:12

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
He's probably just too busy. Apprarently he's the King of Israel and the Second coming of God, so a busy man !
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a9072951.html

Damien 21-08-2019 16:23

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
He actually seems to be mad. Postponing a trip to Denmark because they won't sell him Greenland? Promoting someone calling him the King of Israel?

Pierre 21-08-2019 21:03

Re: Trump cancels Denmark visit
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jfman (Post 36006872)
The USA will be buying us by the back door from 1st November.

Do you ever have a holiday?

---------- Post added at 20:03 ---------- Previous post was at 19:57 ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36006908)
He actually seems to be mad. Postponing a trip to Denmark because they won't sell him Greenland? Promoting someone calling him the King of Israel?


No, all makes sense to me.

Well the Israel thing....Trump is the ultimate narcissist, no else comes near. So if anyone is going to compliment him - in any way whatsoever - he is going lap it up. That’s all doing.

Look everyone, someone thinks i’m Great!

Denmark, well he can’t be arsed. If there was a decent reason to go I.e buying Greenland, he’d go. Otherwise he can’t be arsed. There’s only one queen he cares for and he’s met her twice already.

Not mad, just Trump.

Damien 21-08-2019 21:05

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pierre (Post 36006944)

Denmark, well he can’t be arsed. If there was a decent reason to go I.e buying Greenland, he’d go. Otherwise he can’t be arsed. There’s only queen he cares for and he’s met her twice already.

Not mad, just Trump.

He is the President of the United States though. We're slowly becoming used to it because, as you said, Trump but there is a limit here. This State Visit would have been planned months, maybe even a year, in advance and it's crazy to cancel it because they won't sell you Greenland! Think how crazy that sentence is.

OLD BOY 21-08-2019 21:53

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien (Post 36006946)
He is the President of the United States though. We're slowly becoming used to it because, as you said, Trump but there is a limit here. This State Visit would have been planned months, maybe even a year, in advance and it's crazy to cancel it because they won't sell you Greenland! Think how crazy that sentence is.

I think we are taking this rather too seriously.

I mean, Trump wants to buy Greenland... :p:


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