85% of Greenlanders Do Not Want to Become Part of U.S.

85%

As much as President Donald Trump wants Greenland to become part of the United States, Greenlanders do not want to join the U.S., reports the Daily Beast. So says a poll conducted for Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq and Denmark’s Berlingske, which found that an overwhelming 85 percent of the Danish island territory’s residents oppose becoming a part of the United States. A mere 6 percent are in favor.

Trump Can’t Do a Lot of What He Promised, But He Can Bring Panic and Chaos

“Here’s the thing. Trump doesn’t and won’t have the formal powers to do a lot of the things he talks about doing. He can’t just unilaterally take back the Panama Canal or buy Greenland or make U.S. states out of Canadian provinces. He can’t just toss Liz Cheney in jail. He can’t just end Obamacare and replace it, or lower prices or hand eastern Ukraine over to Russia. He can’t compel companies to end DEI hiring practices or trans-friendly employee policies. And he can’t simply deport 10-20 million residents with the wave of his hand. … But he definitely thinks he can do at least some of this. And more importantly, he can create a lot of chaos and panic in the process.”

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