The small arctic country continues to push back against Trump's goal of seizing their nation and making it a vassal of the United States.
His obsession with Greenland extends to not being civil to local leaders and Denmark.
Case in point, early on Saturday morning, Denmark's military coastguard said it had evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine of the coast of Greenland after the sailor requested urgent medical attention.
The Danish Joint Arctic Command said on its Facebook page the crew member had been retrieved by helicopter about 7 nautical miles off the coast of Greenland's capital, Nuuk, and transferred to a hospital in the city.
Instead of thanking Denmark, Trump went off on one of his delusionary rants and claimed he was sending a hospital ship to Greenland because they didn't offer proper health care.
He even got a MAGA governor in Louisiana involved (I fail to see the connection there) who said, "We are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the people who are sick and not being taken care of there. It's on the way!"
It's an understatement to say Trump is deranged.
Amused Greenlanders said they don't need medical assistance from other countries. They reminded Trump that access to healthcare is free at the point of use and funded by their taxpayers.
I loved the Danish prime minister's response to Trump's blatant attempt to make Greenlanders look helpless.
Mette Frederiksen wrote on Facebook that she was "happy to live in a country where there is free and equal access to healthcare for all. Where it's not insurances and wealth that determine whether you get proper treatment."
The slam against poor American healthcare was stunningly accurate. Even if Trump ignored the statement the rest of the world got the message. Trump recently slashed healthcare benefits by not extending Obamacare benefits.
Get this, there are six hospitals in Greenland serving a population of fewer than 60,000 people. The last thing residents worry about is healthcare. I wish the same could be said of American healthcare.
Since returning to the White House last year, Trump's repeatedly expressed desire to control Greenland has put the U.S. relationship with Denmark and its other NATO allies under significant strain.
Frederiksen and the Greenland prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, said at the Munich security conference this month they feared the U.S. was still interested in taking control of the island. I can't blame them. Everyone knows Trump is crazy and unpredictable.
It's hard to understand why Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry got involved in Trump's delusion. The only thing I can think of is his head is so far up Trump's anus he repeats everything he says. And embellishes it for extra points.
As it Stands, America's credibility has collapsed under the Trump regime. The world is wary of us. We are no longer looked at with respect thanks to our First Felon.
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