▲ 255 ▼ Trump says Greenland will be under US control by the time he leaves office (www.the-independent.com) submitted 1 week ago by EatingOnions@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] anothermember@feddit.uk 13 points 1 week ago (1 child) Trump says a lot of things... permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) Even though most of the things he says will never happen it's still worth noting that this is where American discourse has reached. Their president can freely threaten to forcibly annex former allies simply because he wants their territory, and yet for some reason this isn't an impeachable action. It's not even a top headline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anothermember@feddit.uk 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) It's dangerous, yes, but why put any weight on anything he says? He lies all the time. If Trump says a boulder is about to fall on my head I wouldn't believe it. Beyond that I don't really care much about "American discourse" if it doesn't involve getting rid of Trump. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago Because it's not just about him. It's about the fact that nobody is reining him in. There were supposed to be all sorts of checks and balances in the American system of government but apparently they either don't work at all or congress is okay with the president threatening to forcibly annex former allies because he wants their territory. That tells us a lot about America and gives us plenty of things to think about long after Trump's dead and buried. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) Even though most of the things he says will never happen it's still worth noting that this is where American discourse has reached. Their president can freely threaten to forcibly annex former allies simply because he wants their territory, and yet for some reason this isn't an impeachable action. It's not even a top headline. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] anothermember@feddit.uk 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) It's dangerous, yes, but why put any weight on anything he says? He lies all the time. If Trump says a boulder is about to fall on my head I wouldn't believe it. Beyond that I don't really care much about "American discourse" if it doesn't involve getting rid of Trump. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago Because it's not just about him. It's about the fact that nobody is reining him in. There were supposed to be all sorts of checks and balances in the American system of government but apparently they either don't work at all or congress is okay with the president threatening to forcibly annex former allies because he wants their territory. That tells us a lot about America and gives us plenty of things to think about long after Trump's dead and buried. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] anothermember@feddit.uk 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) It's dangerous, yes, but why put any weight on anything he says? He lies all the time. If Trump says a boulder is about to fall on my head I wouldn't believe it. Beyond that I don't really care much about "American discourse" if it doesn't involve getting rid of Trump. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago Because it's not just about him. It's about the fact that nobody is reining him in. There were supposed to be all sorts of checks and balances in the American system of government but apparently they either don't work at all or congress is okay with the president threatening to forcibly annex former allies because he wants their territory. That tells us a lot about America and gives us plenty of things to think about long after Trump's dead and buried. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 4 points 1 week ago Because it's not just about him. It's about the fact that nobody is reining him in. There were supposed to be all sorts of checks and balances in the American system of government but apparently they either don't work at all or congress is okay with the president threatening to forcibly annex former allies because he wants their territory. That tells us a lot about America and gives us plenty of things to think about long after Trump's dead and buried. permalink fedilink source parent