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Has Trump Completely Lost It?

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Margs Fri 18-Sept-26 23:07:08

He says he's come to an agreement with Denmark to establish a military presence in Greenland, with a view to incorporating it into the US as the 51st state.

Denmark are silent.

Don't say he's making it up?

OldFrill Fri 18-Sept-26 23:32:52

Reported by the BBC

US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security - BBC News share.google/XEoH5rDxKDw78H7rI

nanna8 Fri 18-Sept-26 23:42:44

I am not sure the man ever had it, never mind ‘lost’ it ! He is becoming a danger to the whole world. At least that is how it seems from my perspective. It would be interesting to hear an opposing point of view . Anyone ? Must be some who understand and support him, somewhere ?

pably15 Sat 19-Sept-26 00:21:35

lost it a long time ago, how he's still hanging on ,I'll never understand. he acts like a spoiled child. but a very dangerous one

Lovetopaint037 Sat 19-Sept-26 00:40:38

He is out of control and the world is suffering. Surely the mid- term elections will effect some kind of restraint!! If not there is surely something the American people can do.

Chestnut Sat 19-Sept-26 00:47:51

I have thought that he's looking a bit peaky lately. Just looks very old which could mean his health is on the decline. Maybe rapid decline? Rumour has it he eats burgers so I'm not sure if he's living a very healthy life. Just sayin' 😯

nanna8 Sat 19-Sept-26 05:31:10

He’s put a fair bit of weight on recently, hasn’t he ? Unusual at his age, you’d normally lose weight.

Macaydia Sat 19-Sept-26 06:02:56

Did you say rapid decline or rabid decline?

Maremia Sat 19-Sept-26 07:30:39

Those medical tests he claims to be 'acing' seem to be the ones given to patients experiencing mental decline.

petra Sat 19-Sept-26 07:31:25

He’s the gift that keeps on giving in the stupidity stakes.
It wasn’t long ago that when discussing Greenland he said i like the Russian and Chinese people, but I don’t want them as neighbours
Alaska is 2.4 miles from Russia 🤦🏼‍♀️

GrannyGravy13 Sat 19-Sept-26 07:50:33

The USA already has one base in Greenland in the North West - Pituffik Space Base.

Maremia Sat 19-Sept-26 07:52:48

So, this 'deal" is being presented at the UN?

Maremia Sat 19-Sept-26 07:53:21

Thanks, OldFrill, for the link.

Magenta8 Sat 19-Sept-26 08:16:54

I used to think Trump was a joke but the situation he has put us all in is way beyond a joke.

I find it very sad that, although there are great numbers of very intelligent USA citizens, it is the MAGA idiots who seem to be running the country led by the biggest idiot of them all.

I sometimes wonder if, historically, Europe gathered all their village idiots together, put them on boats and shipped them across the Atlantic.

David49 Sat 19-Sept-26 08:22:26

It's just his view than at some time in the future Greenland will be part of the U, he will be long dead so won't see it happen anyway.
Who knows what will happen in 20 hrs+

Grandmabatty Sat 19-Sept-26 08:24:35

There is no change from the current situation in Greenland and Denmark is still overall in charge, according to a Greenlander I follow on social media. Usa always had a base on Greenland. Trump is desperate to deflect from growing problems. It's another of his dead cats

Sadgrandma Sat 19-Sept-26 08:32:13

Over the years we have watched films like James Bond with villains wanting to take over the world thinking such things could never happen in real life!!!!

Harris27 Sat 19-Sept-26 08:43:35

Absolute control freak and very dangerous. Well done the Americans that voted fir him.

Iam64 Sat 19-Sept-26 09:09:54

Sadgrandma

Over the years we have watched films like James Bond with villains wanting to take over the world thinking such things could never happen in real life!!!!

Exactly how I described him during his first term, even worse in this one
Yes I believe he’s a danger to the world

Oreo Sat 19-Sept-26 09:15:27

OldFrill

Reported by the BBC

US and Denmark reach deal over Greenland's security - BBC News share.google/XEoH5rDxKDw78H7rI

The deal sounds good news for the security of the West.😃

Fallingstar Sat 19-Sept-26 09:22:23

I really don’t know what to say. I lose my language when trying to describe Trump, we need to invent the words.

Oreo Sat 19-Sept-26 09:25:27

Fallingstar

I really don’t know what to say. I lose my language when trying to describe Trump, we need to invent the words.

Have you read the link above Fallingstar?

Oreo Sat 19-Sept-26 09:30:53

Tbf it’s much the same deal as was offered by Denmark a few months ago, but it’s good enough anyway.

Elegran Sat 19-Sept-26 10:42:43

A picture of Trump's actual announcement and a series of quotes from an article on FB by "Brent Molnar: A Voice of Reason"
“According to his breathless all-caps post, they secured "permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland" via an "Infinite Life" pact that magically comes at "NO COST"

“Both Reuters and The Washington Post confirmed the actual framework stops miles short of taking possession of a single rock. Copenhagen and Nuuk offered an updated security pact to talk a reckless president off the ledge and protect the Western alliance from internal collapse”

"All other needs" is an invented catch-all meant to sound like total annexation. Trump produced no text, no legal definitions, and no signature pages.”

“The pact bans non-NATO bases and sets up screening to block Chinese and Russian investment in critical infrastructure and rare earths. The real diplomatic maneuver was Washington locking down language ensuring base access remains binding even if Greenland eventually votes for full independence. That is a calculated legal hedge to ensure a future sovereign Nuuk cannot evict the Pentagon or invite Chinese mining capital in. Trump degraded that complex strategy into a boast that he now owns the zoning board.”

“. . . the document explicitly recognizes the Kingdom's sovereignty and territorial integrity, along with the Greenlandic people's right to self-determination.”

“The Pentagon has had boots and radar on that ice for over seventy years. What past administrations failed to do was bully a sovereign democracy into submission, and this deal doesn't do that either.”

“Any actual pact still has to crawl through national parliamentary procedures before taking legal effect. Trump announced a done deal before the contract was even drafted, signed, or ratified.”

MayBee70 Sat 19-Sept-26 11:21:15

Sounds to me that Denmark have achieved exactly what they want on their terms but Trump is making out he has taken control of Greenland because of the elections.