“Immediately after World War II, the American military maintained 17 bases and installations in Greenland, with thousands of soldiers, but now it maintains only the Pituffik Space Base on Greenland’s northwest coast with about 200 soldiers. It was there that Vance landed with his wife…on Friday after Greenlanders and Danes opposed a more extended itinerary.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 31, 2025
#trump #vance #usa #denmark #greenland

“…the U.S. invading another country—any other country, but particularly an ally—…would justify Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian territory.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 31, 2025
#trump #putin #usa #denmark #greenland #russia #ukraine

So many? What’s wrong with Americans???
“…26% of Americans like the idea of taking over Greenland.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 31, 2025
#trump #usa #greenland

So few? What’s wrong with Americans?
“…71% of Americans thought it was “not acceptable” for immigration authorities to mistakenly detain legal U.S. residents…”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 31, 2025

“…Trump administration attorneys admitted…that officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement had seized and deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia by accident. Abrego Garcia fled gang threats in El Salvador when he was 16, and came to the U.S. He has no criminal record, works full time…, is married to an American citizen, and is the father of a disabled U.S. citizen.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 31, 2025
#trump #usa