(A side note: In 1868 the US almost purchased Greenland.  US Secretary of State Seward commissioned a report on purchasing Greenland (he was the man who negotiated Russia's sale of Alaska).  The US was going to purchase both Greenland and Iceland for $5.5 million in gold, but - for some reason - Seward never made the offer.  The subject has come up several times in our history, and frankly - looking at the history - I can see no reason why Denmark has any more claim on Greenland than the US does.) 

Denmark has a bigger claim than the U.S. does, Brennan. Greenland was colony before it was incorporated into the Danish Empire, and last time I checked citizens of Greenland also hold Danish citizenship.

Why would they want to be part of the U.S.? Among other things they have much better healthcare and LGBTQ+ rights.

Denmark has a bigger claim than the U.S. does, Brennan. Greenland was colony before it was incorporated into the Danish Empire, and last time I checked citizens of Greenland also hold Danish citizenship.

Why would they want to be part of the U.S.? Among other things they have much better healthcare and LGBTQ+ rights.

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I never weighed in with my opinion on it Brian.  I only gave the strategic picture for the hullabaloo.  What is best for people isn't taken into account with things like this.  It is above that.  For example: I need a new car as mine was totaled last summer.  I want to buy a Toyota, Lexus, Acura or Mazda but with this 25% tariff I am feeling in limbo.  No one asked me about it.  Do you understand?

As far as the history goes, like I said, from my reading of history neither the US or Denmark have good claim on it.  Is that better?  I am not for empires taking land away from people.  I wasn't for it in Canada, or the US, or Africa, or China and I am not for it now.  

Exactly, textbook definition.

Also I might add that none of this BS is something Trump had especially strong feelings about before, or on his first presidency.

There are other forces at work here.