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24. Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 02:31 PM

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Greenland has a better healthcare system than the US

Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat
— Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot (@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social) 2026-02-22T17:30:34.610214Z

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7jnvdzpr7o

Greenland's prime minister has asked US President Donald Trump to talk to him instead of making "random outbursts on social media", after Trump said he was sending a US hospital boat to "take care" of people on the island.

Trump wrote on Truth Social that he was going to send a boat filled with medical supplies, alleging "many people" on the island are sick and "not being taken care of".

Jens-Frederik Nielsen responded "it's going to be a no thanks from us," and said that Greenland provides free healthcare for all citizens.

Trump has long coveted the vast arctic island - but conceded in January that he would not take it by force, after previously refusing to rule out doing so.

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Trump to send hospital boat to Greenland. Maybe he should send it to Louisianna [View all] applegrove Feb 21 OP

Ominous development- is it for the survivors? Blues Heron Feb 21 #1

WTF is he talking about? 2naSalit Feb 21 #2

He's sending a hospital ship to Greenland to help the people applegrove Feb 21 #4

Did Denmark or Greenland ask for help? pfitz59 Feb 21 #6

I know. It is crazy. They didn't ask but a US submariner applegrove Feb 21 #9

Is it needed... 2naSalit Feb 21 #11

Sounds like Trump got inspired on his own. applegrove Feb 21 #12

So he just up and decided... 2naSalit Feb 21 #14

Looks like it. Typically public healthcare in remote applegrove Feb 21 #15

Yeah... 2naSalit Feb 21 #16

The US submariner was flown to Nuuk. That is how applegrove Feb 21 #17

I hope Greenlanders are familiar with the story of The Trojan Horse. Intractable Feb 21 #3

I was just skimming through the posts to see if anyone had made that connection . . . n/t Ms. Toad Feb 21 #10

Beware Greenland. Sounds like a Trojan Horse. Baitball Blogger Feb 21 #5

Indeed.... Tanuki Feb 21 #8

Is this a scam to fool the fools who follow him? ananda Feb 21 #7

Syphilis brain is explosive, grandeous, and vengeful. Also, memory is long gone Bread and Circuses Feb 21 #13

"It's on the way!" choie Feb 21 #18

Who knows...with chump in charge, it might end up in Iceland. n/t Totally Tunsie Sunday #19

Both of the US Navy hospital ships are currently in dry dock in Alabama Arazi Sunday #20

Of course, only the announcement was important. thought crime Sunday #22

Reuters had the story. CNN has it. applegrove Sunday #23

Is this the guy who cut USAID, which will probably result in many deaths? thought crime Sunday #21

Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #24

Right? Scott Alan Swaggerty Wednesday #25

Wellllllll. . .BOTH the Mercy and the Comfort are in drydock, so that niyad Wednesday #26

Didn't he say this last week and scotched the plan when the mwmisses4289 Wednesday #27

Kinda difficult when they are both in drydock in Mobile. Ferrets are Cool Wednesday #28

Because, EPSTEIN. B.See Wednesday #29

MaddowBlog-Trump reportedly isn't sending a hospital ship to Greenland after all LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #30