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Would that even pay for the first year of medical insurance that you will need?
When Greenlanders don't want to vote on it? Also if there was a vote does a simple majority count. Maybe 2/3. Or 90%? Or 100%? Does the US constitution allow for separatism despite Texas?
Take the money and tell him to fuck off. He's a con artist. Have him lose at his own game.
If it was taken seriously, Trump would promise the million after annexing them. Then would never pay and say he did. (Also absolutely insane that this is even a conversation)
Why so stingy? The Greenland population is about 56,000. You could offer every Greenlander a million dollars, and it would only come to $56 billion, still a bargain in the grand scheme of things. If you actually want to buy someone's country out from under them, that's the kind of money you need to be talking about.
This is the same government that brought us the Louisiana Purchase and Seward's Folly, both of which were really cheap land grabs. They just need to find a quasi-official way for someone to accept the terms and then execute the terms by force. The $10,000 agreement is their legal shield for taking the land by force.
It's not the same government though. The Alaska purchase was in 1867. The US has an entirely different kind of government than it did back then. And we're in an entirely different historical era. You can't just blindly assume what worked in 1867 is going to work or be remotely applicable in 2025.
President Sundowner isn't going to do shit.
Hey when are we gonna get our $5000 Donny? I really need it to start building my crypto factory in order to become a billionaire by the summer.
Tax money?
Maybe Tariff money? Oh wait they are taxes on domestic importers.
Why so much? 10 cent would be enough. That of course, is if you want to insult them.
Oh gee Mr Trump a whole 10000, I can buy so many bubblegum with that
So if that's valid, could some states get bought by other countries? Hell, I bet many residents in some states would pay to have it be part of a different country.
I need some brave Canadian MP to make this kind of offer on Vermont or Michigan.
First... we take Manhattan...