Donald Trump’s desire to annex Greenland will not be thwarted and there could be meaningful U.S. action related to the Arctic island within “weeks or months,” according to a senior administration official.

That’s the view of Thomas Dans, Trump’s Arctic commissioner. He’s regarded as one of the main proponents of the president’s interest in Greenland, an idea first brought to Trump by billionaire and former diplomat Ronald Lauder.

Dans has been working on the issue since 2020.

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    I just wanna see the rest of the world actually impose consequences on the Untied States. A part of me fears the rest of the world will do exactly as the American government has been doing and fail to enforce anything

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      Why would any other country put its citizens in harms way when americans are not willing to save their own country?

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        Why aren’t other countries putting economic sanctions on America? Why aren’t other countries boycotting the upcoming World Cup or Olympics?

        We’re expected to voluntarily destroy our nation for their entertainment, but they won’t even give up a soccer tournament.

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        This is the same logic that has allowed every major problem in history happen.

        Fun fact, we all fucking share this planet and invisible bullshit nonsense lines on a map means nothing when a crazy man with a military starts storming across them.

        If you arnt willing to stand up with your fellow man over fucking nationalism then when the asshole who’s found a way to surpress those under him comes swinging you get to eat shit with the rest of us.

        It’s hardest to stand up from within if no one’s willing to stand with you from without.

        A problem in the US Is a problem for everyone, just as a problem in Russia is a problem for everyone. We stand up to bullies collectively or we all eat shit together.

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        He’s not suggesting other countries save our own country, he’s suggesting they stand up for themselves and impose consequences on the regime in a way we haven’t been willing to. And it wouldn’t really take fighting. Dumping treasury bonds and ending use of the dollar in trade and as a reserve currency would be devastating. The US is 40 trillion in debt with a huge trade deficit. We’re deeply vulnerable.

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          This makes America as the whole an enemy, not only its government. Just saying.

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        I’m saying if the Untied States invades Greenland. Then Trump will be causing problems outside of the Untied States

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          This is a good time to point out that magafascism has already killed a million and more, through health policy and aid withdrawal… and how do we body-count the global promotion of fascism?