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Aussie105

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17. Would they take an IOU?

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Mon Aug 19, 2019, 12:50 AM

Aug 2019

The US is pretty much broke and up to it's eyeballs in gazillion dollars of debt.

https://usdebtclock.org/

Don't look if large, red numbers scare you.

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Trump confirms he's interested in buying Greenland [View all] jpak Aug 2019 OP

Hopefully he will occupy a lot of his time with this. Sneederbunk Aug 2019 #1

Probably just wants the mileage points on his credit card. Throck Aug 2019 #2

✅ underpants Aug 2019 #11

I'm wondering if he believes in global warming. liberalmuse Aug 2019 #3

Exactly was I was thinking lordsummerisle Aug 2019 #5

Yeah JDC Aug 2019 #8

He is at least aware, because told, that the Arctic is warming. Ghost Dog Aug 2019 #27

"essentially, it's a large real estate deal" Loge23 Aug 2019 #4

Actually, it isn't "just a real estate deal" Retrograde Aug 2019 #20

Thank YOU! smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #21

Where would the cash come from? Scarsdale Aug 2019 #24

Someone has to ask him in public SCVDem Aug 2019 #6

Post-Presidency escape plan? TDale313 Aug 2019 #7

We have an extradition treaty with Denmark RainCaster Aug 2019 #10

But I suspect two layers of legal extradition nonsense if he'd opt to Backseat Driver Aug 2019 #18

Well if he is a Russian asset and Putin wants to truly cripple the US buying something cstanleytech Aug 2019 #13

he's damn dog set dweller Aug 2019 #9

*Head thumping on keyboard* Its hard to believe how many morons still support this idiot. cstanleytech Aug 2019 #12

K&R!!! Absolutely incredible. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2019 #15

I agree. Maggiemayhem Aug 2019 #28

Greenland already told drumpf Greenland is not for sale. democratisphere Aug 2019 #14

I think buying the moon is much more exciting. LisaL Aug 2019 #16

Would they take an IOU? Aussie105 Aug 2019 #17

Number 1 on the burner is putting people in burners crazytown Aug 2019 #19

This is a stupid distraction. nt greyl Aug 2019 #22

He's really after our National Parks bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #23

"It's not number one on the burner, I can tell you that." Okay that proves it is a high priority. yellowcanine Aug 2019 #25

Sir Donny of Dumbfuck, "essentially, it's a large real estate deal." Botany Aug 2019 #26

He saw Greenland on a Mercator projection... malthaussen Aug 2019 #29

This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Aug 2019 #32

More fake news put out by trump duforsure Aug 2019 #30

remember, calling it "sewer's folly" is rude and totally uncalled-for 0rganism Aug 2019 #31

The land is under sea level due to the weight of ice. After meltdown the mountains will be islands. Marcuse Aug 2019 #33

You mean this? FiveGoodMen Aug 2019 #37

lol 0rganism Aug 2019 #38

REMOVE HIM NOW. Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2019 #34

I don't know who is having the biggest laugh over this. Steelrolled Aug 2019 #35

Good Polybius Aug 2019 #36

And then there's this straight from the horse's ass Generic Other Aug 2019 #39