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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Six one seven two six six sixty eight sixty eight
is the number. Okay, let me start the new I mean,
I know we've been on the air since Monday, but
uh you know, to me, we're still starting the new year.
And let me start the new year with one of
my favorite phrases, because it's true, best audience in the business.
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Listen now to this message that I got from Eric
on messenger. Absolutely freaking brilliant. Jeff, Greenland is so much
more important than just minerals for AI and the United States.
It is strategically perfect to protecting the United States and
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the American people and the world. It is at the
intersection of North America, Europe and the Antarctic. You mean
the Arctic. Forgive me of North America, Europe and the Arctic.
If any country like Russia should fire a missile, we
could shoot it down way before it reached the Americas.
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You get Greenland, You take Greenland, and we will have
more than just a dome over the United States, but
control in Europe in their backyard. And let's see how
they like it. This is the start of the American
Union and the defeat of the European Union. Bingo, that's
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why the EU elites are losing their minds. This is
from Mark on messenger, Jeff, what Trump should do is
tell Europe, fine, if you don't want me to have Greenland,
and if you block the United States from acquiring Greenland,
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then the United States is going to pull out of
NATO because the United States doesn't need you. You need
United States. And then we'll see how long NATO lasts
without money from the good old US of A. Then
go they need us, We don't need them. Many of
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you are asking the Kooner man about the weather in Greenland, like, Jeff,
is it you know, like, how bad is it?
Speaker 2 (02:25):
Well?
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Okay, here it is. This is from let me see here.
This is Travel to the North, so very well respected
travel journal online and discovering the truth? Is Greenland constantly
dark for six months? Here is now what they write.
I'm just going now by the travel experts. Greenland is
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considered the world's largest island and is located between the
Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. It is an autonomous territory within
the Kingdom of Denmark. The climate in Greenland is mostly
Arctic and is affected by the cold Siberian current. Hey,
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this is me now talking You're gonna freeze your ass
off up there, Okay, but let that go. Greenland is
a country of contrasts and extremes, with long periods of
total darkness in the winter and continuous daylight in the summer.
Well really, Jeff, how bad can it be? Well? Here
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it is. In the winter time, Greenland has polar nights,
which means that for several months a year, the sun
never rises above the horizon. This period is known as
the polar Night, and in the northernmost parts of Greenland
it lasts for almost four months Holy Shimoli, from late
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November to late February. You know you think we have
it bad here in New England, or you know I
have a lot of Canadian listeners now up in Canada
of the fifty first stake. Maybe we'll see, boy, I
don't care a million dollars, No million dollars, I wouldn't
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live in Greenland. But anyway, during this time, the entire
region is covered in near total darkness, except for a
few hours of twilight at midday, like at noon. Wow.
The lack of sunlight during this time can affect people's
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mental and physical well being. You think you think so?
Due to this some people choose to take vitamin D
supplements or invest in light therapy lamps to offset the
lack of natural light. Now, apparently, in the summer, listen
to is the opposite occurs. The sun never sets, leading
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to a fine amenon known as the midnight sun. For
nearly three months, the country experiences almost continuous daylight. In
the northernmost parts of Greenland, the sun stays above the
horizon from late April to late August. So and apparently
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people like to go visit Greenland for the midnight sun.
It says the tourists go there all over the world
to see the sunning the stunning landscapes. And this is
like at nighttime hours, like it's two in the morning,
and it's like, you know, the sun is way up
in the sky. It's just bright and beautiful like it's daytime.
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So basically you've got four to six months total darkness,
three months total sunlight. Nah, that's not for me. It's
not for me, but Jeff Trump will give you a
million bucks. It's still not for me, but I think
for the people of Greenland. Ah, if all you're doing
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is living in total sun or in total darkness, a
million bucks goes a long way. Baby Trump now makes
up push to acquire Greenland. Like no, like, agree, disagree.
Janice in North Carolina, Thanks for holding Janie, and welcome.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Hi Jeff, Thank you for taking my call, my pleasure.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Jeff.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
I really think that this is a last step, a
final last move for the left that is a feminist
the Jihattes, Soros Obama destruction of the US control of
the world Europe can't stop the coming global caliphate. But
they have to prove the right is not right. President Trump.
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Em the millers are a thousand percent as you say, correct, yes.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Take it, Janice, And you know, of course I agree
with you. But let me just play Devil's advocate for
a second. What do you say to the argument, Because
this is the argument the left is making, the Democrats
are making, the media is making, the Europeans are making,
the globalists are making that what we're doing now or
want to do in Greenland, which Trump is attempting to do,
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it's basically imperialism. That we're violating the territorial integrity of
another country ie Denmark, which you know, basically you know,
has possession over Greenland, and that this is an act
of aggression against a fellow NATO ally and that because
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of this, this will destroy the NATO alliance, and that
we are no better than Vladimir Putin or the Russians
in Ukraine. That we are taking something that doesn't belong
to us.
Speaker 5 (08:03):
What say you, Your alliance Europe is gone.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
It is gone. They've given it away. They sold it
for money. But is that simple and they've still given
it away. It is not imperialism. That's just a silly,
a silly argument.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
I agree, I completely agree. No, and look to me,
this is the the I think the acenr hole. Let's
just ask the people of Greenland. That's all, you know.
I'm sure Trump has got to talk to is you know,
Scott Bessant, the Treasury Secretary, coordinate with Rubio the State Department.
But put together a package and offer a deal whatever
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you want to call it, and say to the people
of Greenland, hold a referendum and here's what we're willing
to offer you if you want to be part of
the United States, and then let the people of Greenland choose,
let them decide their own future. It's the exact opposite
of imperialism. And honestly, if they have half a brain
if they have any sense of their own self interest.
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Who's going to protect them better than us? Nobody who's
going to develop their island better than us. Nobody who's
going to put more money on the table right away
each household. No one's going to put more money. Denmark's
not going to put that kind of money, The EU
is not going to put down that kind of money. So,
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you know, fifty six fifty seven thousand people on Greenland,
to me, they'd be crazy if they didn't want to
be part of the United States. And look, we get
a very lightly populated territory, so we don't have to
worry about you know, guerrilla warfare, insurgency or I mean,
you know, we're talking about basically a semi empty island
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with fifty seven thousand people, most of them in the
southern part of the country, in their capital. And you know,
we're going to get military bases, We're going to get
the rare earth minerals, I mean, and it's the strategic
location is perfect, it's absolutely perfect. So we win. Greenland wins,
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the Western Hemisphere wins, everybody wins. This is to me,
the exact opposite of imperialism. Janice Thank you very much
for that call. I really appreciate it. Just my opinion,
take it for what it's worth. I just quickly want
to read this text. You can text the kooner Man
seven zero four seven zero seven zero four seven zero.
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It is from five one seven Jeff. To put a
point on one of your last points. And this is really,
I gotta say, a really really interesting point. How and
why do five hundred and fifty million Europeans demand that
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three hundred and fIF fifty million Americans protect them against
one hundred and forty million Russians. I mean, when you
just do the basic math, you know, the EU consists
of over half you know, half a billion people, five
hundred and fifty million residents of the European Union, Warwick
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population whatever, three forty three hundred and fifty million, So
five hundred and fifty million, and most of these countries
are First World or wealthy countries. So five hundred and
fifty million is asking three hundred and fifty million US
to defend them against the country, ie Russia, of one
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hundred and forty million, like the does this make sense
to you? To me, the three hundred and fifty million
should tell the five hundred and fifty million. You guys
defend yourselves against the one hundred and forty million. And
if we're strengthening ourselves to better defend you from the
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one hundred and forty million, shut up and smile. Just
shut up and smile. No instead, dewhine, complain, nag and
now they're actually threatening us. Ben on the North Shore.
Thanks for holding, Ben, and welcome. We lost Ben. Okay,
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let's go to Mike, Maestro Mike.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
Alan.
Speaker 1 (12:35):
We went from North Carolina. Now we're going to go
to South Carolina. Alan, thanks for holding and welcome.
Speaker 6 (12:43):
Good morning, Jeff, Happy New Year.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
Happy New Year, all the best to you and your family. Alan.
Speaker 6 (12:48):
Thank you, sir. Hey, I was thinking about this Greenland thing,
and I want to put it in a sports analogy.
In my mind, I'm looking at this and I'm seeing
the nineteen twenty trade for Babe Ruth. The Yankees acquired
Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for a song
and went on to dominate the American League East. This
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would be like that we would acquire Babe Ruth Greenland
with all of this rare minerals and all the everything,
the strategic location for defense and everything. The lefties already
think consider us to be the evil Empire. We might
as well take Greenland and make.
Speaker 2 (13:30):
An official.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
Now, who's the Boston Red Sox in this analogy?
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Allen Mark?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Denmark? I thought you were gonna say the Europeans. In
other words, they're not gonna win again for what what
was it almost one hundred years?
Speaker 2 (13:47):
Mike?
Speaker 1 (13:47):
How long was the curse? The Red Sox curse?
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Mike?
Speaker 6 (13:50):
Sorry, Mike, is like, what's nineteen eighteen to two thousand
and four?
Speaker 1 (13:54):
Eighty six years? So they're not gonna win again for
eighty six years. So you think it's Denmark or you
think the Europeans. Who's the one with the curse?
Speaker 6 (14:04):
Definite?
Speaker 1 (14:06):
But okay, let me ask you this Alan, Let's say
that because this is now the potential scenario. The Danes,
the Danish government, the prime minister has said Trump can
put a trillion dollars on the table. She said, I
don't care what the amount is. Greenland is not for sale.
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Denmark will never sell it. Now to my argument is
counter argument, Well, it's not yours to sell. It's up
to the people of Greenland. But technically it's part of
the Kingdom of Denmark. So what they're saying is it's
not for sale, It never will be for sale. You
can't have it. If Trump makes an offer directly to
the people of Greenland, Denmark then says that's an act
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of aggression. The Europeans are backing Denmark, supporting Denmark, saying
it is an act of aggression, and from that point on,
all bets are off. NATO ends, our relations are finished,
the cooperation and partnership between the United States and Europe
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will come to an end. In other words, this is
what the Europeans are saying, is Greenland worth losing Europe,
losing NATO, losing this partnership between Europe and the United
States that has really existed since the American Revolution. So
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the Europeans are saying, we go for Greenland, and essentially
Europe will break away in every possible way from ties
with the United States. What say you, who.
Speaker 5 (15:48):
Needs who more? I mean, that's what it all comes
down to. And when you look at it, I mean,
I have tons of friends in Europe, and you know,
I've been all over the place over there, lovely people.
Speaker 6 (16:03):
But I mean the leaders the New World Order of
the whatever you want to call him, the Globe boys.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
Yeah, they're the ones that are pushing this.
Speaker 2 (16:14):
See.
Speaker 1 (16:14):
I agree with you, Alan, I think this is not
going to fly with the people of Europe. Six one
seven two six, six sixty eight, sixty eight is the number. Okay,
in the next hour, trust me, you don't want to
miss it. Trump delivers big on Venezuela, huge announcement. Uh,
he's on a roll. He's clearly on a roll. And
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after the successful nighttime raid in Venezuela and then this
further deal that he now announced last night, and I'm
going to get into the details. He now says the
crown jewel is Greenland for his Donroe doctrine, his corollary
to the Monroe doctrine, that he believes Greenland would give
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the United States the vital reserves, mineral reserves, the strategic
location in the Arctic in the North Atlantic, our ability
to not just project power, but to tap into the
vast reserves of oil and natural gas in the Arctic.
That this would really cement America as a dominant power
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in the world and as the clear soul power in
the Western Hemisphere for at least a century. And so
he's making a play for Greenland. Do you like it?
Do you not like it? Agree? Disagree? Mike, do me
a favor. If there is a caller that is against
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Trump on Greenland, can we fast track of Mike or
her please? Because I want to. The poll says it's
seventy five to twenty five. Seventy five say yes acquiring Greenland,
twenty five percent say no. I'd like to give the
twenty five percent at least a chance to voice their
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opinion on the air, or an aspect of their opinion
six to one. I promise if you're against it, please
let me know. Call I won't bite. I want to
hear all points of view on this six one seven
two six six sixty eight sixty eight. Ellie in Worcester,
Thanks for holding Ellie, and.
Speaker 7 (18:18):
Welcome Helly the Happy New Year.
Speaker 1 (18:22):
Happy new Year, Ellie, all the best to you and
your family.
Speaker 7 (18:26):
Ellie.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
Are you a yes sir and no? On Greenland?
Speaker 7 (18:29):
Well, it all depends. I think that. For instance, Iceland
got their independence from Denmark I think in the sixties,
and they were dirt, dirt poor country. I mean, I
mean decades ago a lot of people still had dirt floors.
Speaker 4 (18:47):
I mean they were really really poor, and they.
Speaker 7 (18:52):
Celebrate their independence from Denmark just as much as we
do the July fourth. So I think and that and
they thrived, They thrived. So I think if if, if
there's going to be a technical legal problem with the Denmark,
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I think the Greenlands should first declare that that they
want independence from Denmark, just like the Icelandics did. And
then because there's what fifty to fifty six thousand people there,
you know that that's you know, fifty six thousand votes,
you know, bam, it's ours, then I think that if
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there's going to be a deal, it has to be
with the permission of the greenland Is themselves. And I
think if there's going to be I think, like in Alaska,
a lot of the residents get partial money from all
the drilling and stuff like that, so I think that
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they should be able to get a part of the
spoils if there's going to be money made up there,
and that'll be a really good incentive. But like I say,
if there's going to be a legal problem, maybe they
should declare independence. You know, boom right, write a a
latta everybody sign it, We're independent from you Denmark? You know,
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stuff it, you know, and then they.
Speaker 1 (20:24):
Can I agree, Ali. I think you've laid it out
very well and I agree with you completely. Look, I'm
not going to support I'm not you know if Trump
and he won't, I'm telling you he won't. Marco Rubio
already told members of Congress behind closed doors. He goes, yeah,
we're talking a little tough, you know, military options on
the table, but that's just the pressure Denmark to the
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negotiating table. That's pretty much what Rubio said verbatim. He said,
we're going to buy it. We're going to acquire it
only with the permission of the Greenlanders. They have to
vote on it. So basically we want to you know,
we're not going to invade and militarily annex Greenland. I
would not support a unilateral military invasion of Greenland. To me,
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that's wrong on many levels. But you're right. I think
Greenland should declare independence from Denmark, which there's overwhelming support
for that in Greenland. They want nothing to do with
the Danes. I don't blame them and then make them
an offer, and make them a nice offer. And I
agree with you, and Trump has already even said it.
Speaker 2 (21:28):
You know.
Speaker 1 (21:28):
That's the other thing this is not I mean it's
new in the sense that Trump is more serious, he's
more intense, he's making a push. But he wanted Greenland
even in his first term. Like this is not new.
He wanted greenly if you remember, we talked about it
on the show what was it almost a year ago
when Trump was sworn in early in his first in
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a second term, he said, no, I want to acquire Greenland.
We need it. He said it in his first term.
So this is not new. He's been iron Greenland now
for a while, saying it's vital to our national security,
our long term economic security. He's right. But you know,
he said, we're gonna you know, we're going to divvy
it up fairly. We're going to share all the wealth,
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all of the rare earth minerals that we extract. We're
going to give the locals obviously a nice generous cut.
We're going to develop Greenland. We're going to modernize Greenland.
In other words, you know, we're not just coming in
there to just you know, take everything out of the
ground and the hell with the locals. So I agree
with you, Ellie. I think it's got to be done right,
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it's got to be done fairly. It's got to be
done judiciously. But again, if I'm living in Greenland, I
got three options. I either can stay in Denmark or
with Denmark No, I can be completely on my own independent. Well,
how are you going to defend yourself? You're fifty six
thousand people and poor, and the Russians want you, and
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the Chinese wants you, and they're swimming like sharks around
that island ship after ship, submarine after submarine. Or you
can be a territory or state of the United States
and all the freedoms and benefits that come with it.
And Trump is even going to probably sweeten the pot
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by giving probably a cash payment to every household or
every citizen in Greenland. I think it's a no brainer.
But that's the way I like it to be done.
I want it to be done that way, fairly, peacefully, democratically, voluntarily.
If you do it this way, the Europeans don't have
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a leg to stand on, the Danes don't have a
leg to stand on. Nobody has a leg to stand on.
And I believe in manifest destiny. I do. I believe
the United States is that is destined to be the
sole dominant power of the Western Hemisphere. I believe this
is our sphere of influence. It is our backyard. We
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acquired Alaska same thing, peacefully, democratically. It was an offer.
The Russians accepted it, the Alaskans accepted it. Everything's been great. Well,
that was on the Pacific. Now we need to acquire
the Atlantic, the North Atlantic, and I think we're on
the cusp of doing it. If Trump pulls this off,
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it will be one of the greatest foreign policy achievements
in the history of the United States, no question about it. Ellie,
thank you so much for that call. Chris in the
great state of Missouri. Thanks for holding Chris, and welcome.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
Good morning.
Speaker 6 (24:42):
Hi.
Speaker 1 (24:42):
Heis my question, Yes, I want to ask you this question.
Speaker 4 (24:49):
I've been to.
Speaker 2 (24:49):
Europe a lot of times.
Speaker 6 (24:50):
I go over there all the time.
Speaker 1 (24:51):
I've there for a month in November. What do you
think the EU would do if China militarily took over Greenland? Nothing?
That's right, That's exactly right. They wouldn't do nothing. Now, Chris,
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is your point if we take it over the Europeans
will do nothing? Or is your point that they'd rather
even have China have it than us have it.
Speaker 4 (25:23):
Statement, I think they would rather have China have it
than nuts have it.
Speaker 1 (25:27):
They're already taken over most of Brazil right now. O
wise from there, Oh that's fuck je, No, Chris, I
really I wish I could disagree with you, but I can't.
You're completely right. And by the way, you're completely right
about Brazil, and you can throw in Peru and Chile
as well. China. Brazil's largest trading partner is not the
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United States it used to be, it's China. Peru largest
trading partner, China, Chile largest trading partner China. China is
trying to move into our sphere of influence. And you're
one thousand percent correct. If China just annexed militarily brutally, Okay,
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say what they want to do to Taiwan, they do
to Greenland, just let a laputin. In Ukraine, they just
send in the submarines, they send in the boats, the
navy ships, you know, the destroyers, the warships, and they
just hammer the place and then take it over. I mean,
the Europeans would whine and complain and protest, they wouldn't
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fire a bullet. They'd let China take it. But we
want it, and we want it at a very you know,
in a very fair, equitable way. And now it's the
end of the world. So I think, Chris, you nailed it.
Now we know what the Europeans really think about us,
and about the globalists and about China. They're not our friends.
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They pretend to be our friends. I'm talking about the leadership,
not the people, the elites, but they're not our friends.
Thank you so much for that call, Chris. Six one
seven two six six sixty eight sixty eight is the number. Okay,
you've been asking for her all morning. She's here Wednesday,
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nine o'clock. You know what that means, doctor Grace, Putting
liberals in their place, Grace Vuoto, my wonderful wife, my
better half, Grace. I've got to ask you. Right out
of the gate. Trump now says Greenland is in play.
He now wants to make a move to acquire Greenland.
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Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, apparently gave a closed
door briefing to lawmakers yesterday in which she said that
the Trump's intention is to buy Greenland, to acquire it
by putting a cash offer on the table. Listen to
President Trump on Air Force one, and I want to
get your reaction. This was Trump, just a couple of
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days ago after his militarily successful raid on Maduro, saying
we need Greenland and eventually we're gonna get Greenland. Roll
cut four B, Mike.
Speaker 2 (28:20):
I will say this about Greenland.
Speaker 8 (28:22):
We need Greenland from a national security strategic situation.
Speaker 2 (28:26):
His so strategic.
Speaker 8 (28:28):
Right now Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese.
Speaker 2 (28:32):
Ships all over the place.
Speaker 8 (28:33):
We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and
Denmark he's not gonna be able to do it. I
can tell you you know what Denmarket recently to post
up security in Greenland.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
They added one more dogs men. True they couldn't. That
was a great move.
Speaker 1 (28:53):
What would the justification.
Speaker 2 (28:57):
I don't want to talk about Greenland down. Can you
say this?
Speaker 8 (29:01):
We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and
the European Union needs.
Speaker 1 (29:07):
Us to have it, while the European Union is saying
they don't want us to have it and that if
we try to acquire it it will be the end
of NATO and that it will rupture all diplomatic relations
between Europe and the United States. So my question to you, Grace,
should Trump seize Greenland? Should it be a part of
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the United States, and is it worth now a diplomatic
showdown with the EU.
Speaker 4 (29:36):
Absolutely not. And we don't need to buy something that
we can just have full free. And that's really the
big story here. The Danes have been willing to cooperate
with us. We already have a military base there. If
America just uses its influence, its diplomatic influence, and just
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increases more and more of its presence there, we don't
have to spend a penny buying something that Americans buy
and large don't want. And when we talk about the
concerns that we have regarding Russia and China, there's many
other ways to power Russia and China then focusing on Greenland.
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So my advice to the President would be, I understand
you want to protect America's national interests, but we can
do that without antagonizing the Europeans. We can do it
by cooperating with them, and we can do it without
spending the money that it would take to buy Greenland. Moreover,
I don't want us to compromise our moral authority. We
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shouldn't take anything that doesn't belong to us. We should
do everything based on the will of the people. So
everything depends on what the Greenlanders want or don't want.
So I don't want to see us becoming an imperialistic power.
Speaker 1 (30:58):
Well, let me ask you this. We purchased Alaska in
eighteen sixty seven. We got it, frankly for a song.
It was a great deal and it turned out to
be one of the greatest actions and moves in the
history of the United States. If it worked for Alaska,
why can't it work for Greenland. Let the Greenlanders hold
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a referendum, they will decide their future, and we can
put an offer on the table to acquire them. And
you know, instead of us having to go to Denmark
and make a great agreements with Denmark, we can own Greenland,
have full legal control, own the resources, own the rare
earth minerals, project power. It's ours the way Alaska is ours.
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What's wrong with that. You're not happy with Alaska? You
want to give it back to the Russians.
Speaker 4 (31:49):
No, absolutely not, Jeff. But the point right now is,
as far as we know from all the polls, the
Greenlanders don't want to join the United States. So until
we have the consent of the people, this is a
non starter. And furthermore, I would say we need to
hold a referendum here in the United States too. Do
we want to invest money to buy this territory? Why
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when we have so many problems here at home that
we have not addressed. And Jeff, the larger point is
this I'm hearing from so many people just sick and
tired of President Trump focusing on foreign affairs. The question
that has to be asked now is is he morphining
into a globalist? Is being is his administration being hijacked
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by people like Lindsay Graham? You know who I see
smiling from year to year every time I turn on
the television. Now it's Lindsey Graham, and that's not good
news for MAGA. I want our president to focus on
what is going on within this country. And when you
think about it, we gave him the House, the Senate,
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the Supreme Court, we gave him the presidency. How many
pieces of legislation I'm talking legislation do we have two?
We've got two pieces of legislation, the Big Beautiful Bill
and the Lake and Riley Act. That's it for everything
we delivered. I want this president to focus within this border,
within our borders. That is what we voted for.
Speaker 1 (33:19):
So you're basically just not a put too fine a
point on it. But you're so you're siding with Denmark.
Speaker 4 (33:27):
I am siding with the American people, Jeff. We are
not an imperialistic nation. We don't want to go down
that road. We shouldn't be bullying other countries to get
their resources, and we should be working in harmony with
the Europeans. Look at how much this president has started.
We started a trade war. We've already started a trade
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war with much of the whole world, and this is ongoing.
I mean, just recently, the president has had to roll
back so many of these tariffs. He's cutting back tariffs
now on beef, see tropical fruits, spices. Now, he's got
to roll back the tariffs on pharmaceuticals, semiconductors. Now, he's
got to roll back the tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, vanities.
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We've got a tariff policy right now that has yet
to be fully determined and fleshed out, and until that
is this is not good for the American economy. So
I just think this president is doing way too much
too fast. We need to see domestic victory after domestic
victory before we even talk about anything beyond these borders.
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You know, it's funny. I called my sister the other
day and she said, Grace, I turn on the news
every night to hear how the economy is doing, and
I'm learning about another country. She says, I've learned more
about the countries in the world during this administration than
I have in my entire life. And if we talk
about wanting to curtail Russia and China, the way to
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do it is to uphold also our moral authority. By
what right are we going to be able to tell
China you're not going to make inroads into Taiwan. By
what right are we going to be able to stand
firmly with Russia as it continues to make inroads into Ukraine.
If we ourselves are now starting to espouse a doctrine,
as Stephen Miller did just yesterday, that might makes right.
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This is not who we are as Americans. I'm all
for a strong national defense, but right now we are
going far beyond that. And remember what Biden did during
his first term. He made a big mistake. He went
too far to the left. And my fear now is
with this kind of rhetoric, these kinds of policies. This
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president is starting to go too far to the right, too.
Speaker 1 (35:43):
Far to the right. You're kidding me, meaning meaning so
not what he's a fascist.
Speaker 4 (35:49):
Now no, I'm not saying he's a fascist, but I
mean so.
Speaker 1 (35:53):
I mean you sound honestly, you have you morphed into
a Democrat. You sound like CNN the way you're blasting Trump.
Let me ask you this. I asked you twice. I
want to ask you a third time. If the people
of Greenland choose to be part of the United States,
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and we make a cash offer to buy Greenland, how
is this Vladimir Putin? How is this invading Ukraine? How
is this China invading Taiwan? Now, you're right. Poles right
now in Greenland say they don't want to join us,
But that's because they haven't heard from an offer from US.
Wait till we put a nice offer on the table.
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Once we put a nice offer on the table and
show them everything we're going to do for Greenland, I
guarantee you you're going to get eighty to ninety percent support.
So I go back to my earlier point about Alaska.
What we're doing in Greenland is exactly the same as
we did in Alaska. Do you want to give Alaska
back to the Russians, because according to you, that was imperialism.
Speaker 4 (36:58):
Jesff Listen refer to me as an exponent of left
wing ideas. I am a firm America First patriot, and
what I'm seeing now is the President is going beyond
what he discussed during the campaign again and again and again,
and we need him to deliver a domestic legislation that sticks.
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Just yesterday, he said that there's a real danger that
if the Democrats win the midterms, he will be impeached,
and in fact he is correct. And what happens if
the Democrats come to power, they will just roll back
all the executive orders that Trump put into place. Eventually,
they'll just roll it all back. So what we need
for the America First Agenda to be successful is for
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much of it to be codified into law. And I
want to see this president every day talking to Senators
and congressmen about how we advance our domestic priorities. And
when we talk about Greenland, unless we also have a
referendum in this country, does this country want to purchase it.
It's a non starter for me because I believe that
the American people should wait.
Speaker 1 (38:07):
We're up against it. Just I need a yes or
a no. Are you saying you don't want greenland?
Six one seven two six six sixty eight sixty eight
is the number. Okay, let me start the new I mean,
I know we've been on the air since Monday, but
uh you know, to me, we're still starting the new year.
And let me start the new year with one of
my favorite phrases, because it's true, best audience in the business.
(00:21):
Listen now to this message that I got from Eric
on messenger. Absolutely freaking brilliant. Jeff, Greenland is so much
more important than just minerals for AI and the United States.
It is strategically perfect to protecting the United States and
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the American people and the world. It is at the
intersection of North America, Europe and the Antarctic. You mean
the Arctic. Forgive me of North America, Europe and the Arctic.
If any country like Russia should fire a missile, we
could shoot it down way before it reached the Americas.
(01:08):
You get Greenland, You take Greenland, and we will have
more than just a dome over the United States, but
control in Europe in their backyard. And let's see how
they like it. This is the start of the American
Union and the defeat of the European Union. Bingo, that's
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why the EU elites are losing their minds. This is
from Mark on messenger, Jeff, what Trump should do is
tell Europe, fine, if you don't want me to have Greenland,
and if you block the United States from acquiring Greenland,
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then the United States is going to pull out of
NATO because the United States doesn't need you. You need
United States. And then we'll see how long NATO lasts
without money from the good old US of A. Then
go they need us, We don't need them. Many of
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you are asking the Kooner man about the weather in Greenland, like, Jeff,
is it you know, like, how bad is it?
Speaker 2 (02:25):
Well?
Speaker 1 (02:25):
Okay, here it is. This is from let me see here.
This is Travel to the North, so very well respected
travel journal online and discovering the truth? Is Greenland constantly
dark for six months? Here is now what they write.
I'm just going now by the travel experts. Greenland is
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considered the world's largest island and is located between the
Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. It is an autonomous territory within
the Kingdom of Denmark. The climate in Greenland is mostly
Arctic and is affected by the cold Siberian current. Hey,
(03:07):
this is me now talking You're gonna freeze your ass
off up there, Okay, but let that go. Greenland is
a country of contrasts and extremes, with long periods of
total darkness in the winter and continuous daylight in the summer.
Well really, Jeff, how bad can it be? Well? Here
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it is. In the winter time, Greenland has polar nights,
which means that for several months a year, the sun
never rises above the horizon. This period is known as
the polar Night, and in the northernmost parts of Greenland
it lasts for almost four months Holy Shimoli, from late
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November to late February. You know you think we have
it bad here in New England, or you know I
have a lot of Canadian listeners now up in Canada
of the fifty first stake. Maybe we'll see, boy, I
don't care a million dollars, No million dollars, I wouldn't
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live in Greenland. But anyway, during this time, the entire
region is covered in near total darkness, except for a
few hours of twilight at midday, like at noon. Wow.
The lack of sunlight during this time can affect people's
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mental and physical well being. You think you think so?
Due to this some people choose to take vitamin D
supplements or invest in light therapy lamps to offset the
lack of natural light. Now, apparently, in the summer, listen
to is the opposite occurs. The sun never sets, leading
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to a fine amenon known as the midnight sun. For
nearly three months, the country experiences almost continuous daylight. In
the northernmost parts of Greenland, the sun stays above the
horizon from late April to late August. So and apparently
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people like to go visit Greenland for the midnight sun.
It says the tourists go there all over the world
to see the sunning the stunning landscapes. And this is
like at nighttime hours, like it's two in the morning,
and it's like, you know, the sun is way up
in the sky. It's just bright and beautiful like it's daytime.
(05:44):
So basically you've got four to six months total darkness,
three months total sunlight. Nah, that's not for me. It's
not for me, but Jeff Trump will give you a
million bucks. It's still not for me, but I think
for the people of Greenland. Ah, if all you're doing
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is living in total sun or in total darkness, a
million bucks goes a long way. Baby Trump now makes
up push to acquire Greenland. Like no, like, agree, disagree.
Janice in North Carolina, Thanks for holding Janie, and welcome.
Speaker 3 (06:27):
Hi Jeff, Thank you for taking my call, my pleasure.
Speaker 4 (06:32):
Jeff.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
I really think that this is a last step, a
final last move for the left that is a feminist
the Jihattes, Soros Obama destruction of the US control of
the world Europe can't stop the coming global caliphate. But
they have to prove the right is not right. President Trump.
(06:59):
Em the millers are a thousand percent as you say, correct, yes.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Take it, Janice, And you know, of course I agree
with you. But let me just play Devil's advocate for
a second. What do you say to the argument, Because
this is the argument the left is making, the Democrats
are making, the media is making, the Europeans are making,
the globalists are making that what we're doing now or
want to do in Greenland, which Trump is attempting to do,
(07:28):
it's basically imperialism. That we're violating the territorial integrity of
another country ie Denmark, which you know, basically you know,
has possession over Greenland, and that this is an act
of aggression against a fellow NATO ally and that because
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of this, this will destroy the NATO alliance, and that
we are no better than Vladimir Putin or the Russians
in Ukraine. That we are taking something that doesn't belong
to us.
Speaker 5 (08:03):
What say you, Your alliance Europe is gone.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
It is gone. They've given it away. They sold it
for money. But is that simple and they've still given
it away. It is not imperialism. That's just a silly,
a silly argument.
Speaker 1 (08:28):
I agree, I completely agree. No, and look to me,
this is the the I think the acenr hole. Let's
just ask the people of Greenland. That's all, you know.
I'm sure Trump has got to talk to is you know,
Scott Bessant, the Treasury Secretary, coordinate with Rubio the State Department.
But put together a package and offer a deal whatever
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you want to call it, and say to the people
of Greenland, hold a referendum and here's what we're willing
to offer you if you want to be part of
the United States, and then let the people of Greenland choose,
let them decide their own future. It's the exact opposite
of imperialism. And honestly, if they have half a brain
if they have any sense of their own self interest.
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Who's going to protect them better than us? Nobody who's
going to develop their island better than us. Nobody who's
going to put more money on the table right away
each household. No one's going to put more money. Denmark's
not going to put that kind of money, The EU
is not going to put down that kind of money. So,
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you know, fifty six fifty seven thousand people on Greenland,
to me, they'd be crazy if they didn't want to
be part of the United States. And look, we get
a very lightly populated territory, so we don't have to
worry about you know, guerrilla warfare, insurgency or I mean,
you know, we're talking about basically a semi empty island
(09:54):
with fifty seven thousand people, most of them in the
southern part of the country, in their capital. And you know,
we're going to get military bases, We're going to get
the rare earth minerals, I mean, and it's the strategic
location is perfect, it's absolutely perfect. So we win. Greenland wins,
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the Western Hemisphere wins, everybody wins. This is to me,
the exact opposite of imperialism. Janice Thank you very much
for that call. I really appreciate it. Just my opinion,
take it for what it's worth. I just quickly want
to read this text. You can text the kooner Man
seven zero four seven zero seven zero four seven zero.
(10:37):
It is from five one seven Jeff. To put a
point on one of your last points. And this is really,
I gotta say, a really really interesting point. How and
why do five hundred and fifty million Europeans demand that
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three hundred and fIF fifty million Americans protect them against
one hundred and forty million Russians. I mean, when you
just do the basic math, you know, the EU consists
of over half you know, half a billion people, five
hundred and fifty million residents of the European Union, Warwick
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population whatever, three forty three hundred and fifty million, So
five hundred and fifty million, and most of these countries
are First World or wealthy countries. So five hundred and
fifty million is asking three hundred and fifty million US
to defend them against the country, ie Russia, of one
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hundred and forty million, like the does this make sense
to you? To me, the three hundred and fifty million
should tell the five hundred and fifty million. You guys
defend yourselves against the one hundred and forty million. And
if we're strengthening ourselves to better defend you from the
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one hundred and forty million, shut up and smile. Just
shut up and smile. No instead, dewhine, complain, nag and
now they're actually threatening us. Ben on the North Shore.
Thanks for holding, Ben, and welcome. We lost Ben. Okay,
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let's go to Mike, Maestro Mike.
Speaker 2 (12:34):
Alan.
Speaker 1 (12:35):
We went from North Carolina. Now we're going to go
to South Carolina. Alan, thanks for holding and welcome.
Speaker 6 (12:43):
Good morning, Jeff, Happy New Year.
Speaker 1 (12:45):
Happy New Year, all the best to you and your family. Alan.
Speaker 6 (12:48):
Thank you, sir. Hey, I was thinking about this Greenland thing,
and I want to put it in a sports analogy.
In my mind, I'm looking at this and I'm seeing
the nineteen twenty trade for Babe Ruth. The Yankees acquired
Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for a song
and went on to dominate the American League East. This
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would be like that we would acquire Babe Ruth Greenland
with all of this rare minerals and all the everything,
the strategic location for defense and everything. The lefties already
think consider us to be the evil Empire. We might
as well take Greenland and make.
Speaker 2 (13:30):
An official.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
Now, who's the Boston Red Sox in this analogy?
Speaker 2 (13:37):
Allen Mark?
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Denmark? I thought you were gonna say the Europeans. In
other words, they're not gonna win again for what what
was it almost one hundred years?
Speaker 2 (13:47):
Mike?
Speaker 1 (13:47):
How long was the curse? The Red Sox curse?
Speaker 2 (13:49):
Mike?
Speaker 6 (13:50):
Sorry, Mike, is like, what's nineteen eighteen to two thousand
and four?
Speaker 1 (13:54):
Eighty six years? So they're not gonna win again for
eighty six years. So you think it's Denmark or you
think the Europeans. Who's the one with the curse?
Speaker 6 (14:04):
Definite?
Speaker 1 (14:06):
But okay, let me ask you this Alan, Let's say
that because this is now the potential scenario. The Danes,
the Danish government, the prime minister has said Trump can
put a trillion dollars on the table. She said, I
don't care what the amount is. Greenland is not for sale.
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Denmark will never sell it. Now to my argument is
counter argument, Well, it's not yours to sell. It's up
to the people of Greenland. But technically it's part of
the Kingdom of Denmark. So what they're saying is it's
not for sale, It never will be for sale. You
can't have it. If Trump makes an offer directly to
the people of Greenland, Denmark then says that's an act
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of aggression. The Europeans are backing Denmark, supporting Denmark, saying
it is an act of aggression, and from that point on,
all bets are off. NATO ends, our relations are finished,
the cooperation and partnership between the United States and Europe
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will come to an end. In other words, this is
what the Europeans are saying, is Greenland worth losing Europe,
losing NATO, losing this partnership between Europe and the United
States that has really existed since the American Revolution. So
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the Europeans are saying, we go for Greenland, and essentially
Europe will break away in every possible way from ties
with the United States. What say you, who.
Speaker 5 (15:48):
Needs who more? I mean, that's what it all comes
down to. And when you look at it, I mean,
I have tons of friends in Europe, and you know,
I've been all over the place over there, lovely people.
Speaker 6 (16:03):
But I mean the leaders the New World Order of
the whatever you want to call him, the Globe boys.
Speaker 1 (16:11):
Yeah, they're the ones that are pushing this.
Speaker 2 (16:14):
See.
Speaker 1 (16:14):
I agree with you, Alan, I think this is not
going to fly with the people of Europe. Six one
seven two six, six sixty eight, sixty eight is the number. Okay,
in the next hour, trust me, you don't want to
miss it. Trump delivers big on Venezuela, huge announcement. Uh,
he's on a roll. He's clearly on a roll. And
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after the successful nighttime raid in Venezuela and then this
further deal that he now announced last night, and I'm
going to get into the details. He now says the
crown jewel is Greenland for his Donroe doctrine, his corollary
to the Monroe doctrine, that he believes Greenland would give
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the United States the vital reserves, mineral reserves, the strategic
location in the Arctic in the North Atlantic, our ability
to not just project power, but to tap into the
vast reserves of oil and natural gas in the Arctic.
That this would really cement America as a dominant power
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in the world and as the clear soul power in
the Western Hemisphere for at least a century. And so
he's making a play for Greenland. Do you like it?
Do you not like it? Agree? Disagree? Mike, do me
a favor. If there is a caller that is against
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Trump on Greenland, can we fast track of Mike or
her please? Because I want to. The poll says it's
seventy five to twenty five. Seventy five say yes acquiring Greenland,
twenty five percent say no. I'd like to give the
twenty five percent at least a chance to voice their
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opinion on the air, or an aspect of their opinion
six to one. I promise if you're against it, please
let me know. Call I won't bite. I want to
hear all points of view on this six one seven
two six six sixty eight sixty eight. Ellie in Worcester,
Thanks for holding Ellie, and.
Speaker 7 (18:18):
Welcome Helly the Happy New Year.
Speaker 1 (18:22):
Happy new Year, Ellie, all the best to you and
your family.
Speaker 7 (18:26):
Ellie.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
Are you a yes sir and no? On Greenland?
Speaker 7 (18:29):
Well, it all depends. I think that. For instance, Iceland
got their independence from Denmark I think in the sixties,
and they were dirt, dirt poor country. I mean, I
mean decades ago a lot of people still had dirt floors.
Speaker 4 (18:47):
I mean they were really really poor, and they.
Speaker 7 (18:52):
Celebrate their independence from Denmark just as much as we
do the July fourth. So I think and that and
they thrived, They thrived. So I think if if, if
there's going to be a technical legal problem with the Denmark,
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I think the Greenlands should first declare that that they
want independence from Denmark, just like the Icelandics did. And
then because there's what fifty to fifty six thousand people there,
you know that that's you know, fifty six thousand votes,
you know, bam, it's ours, then I think that if
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there's going to be a deal, it has to be
with the permission of the greenland Is themselves. And I
think if there's going to be I think, like in Alaska,
a lot of the residents get partial money from all
the drilling and stuff like that, so I think that
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they should be able to get a part of the
spoils if there's going to be money made up there,
and that'll be a really good incentive. But like I say,
if there's going to be a legal problem, maybe they
should declare independence. You know, boom right, write a a
latta everybody sign it, We're independent from you Denmark? You know,
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stuff it, you know, and then they.
Speaker 1 (20:24):
Can I agree, Ali. I think you've laid it out
very well and I agree with you completely. Look, I'm
not going to support I'm not you know if Trump
and he won't, I'm telling you he won't. Marco Rubio
already told members of Congress behind closed doors. He goes, yeah,
we're talking a little tough, you know, military options on
the table, but that's just the pressure Denmark to the
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negotiating table. That's pretty much what Rubio said verbatim. He said,
we're going to buy it. We're going to acquire it
only with the permission of the Greenlanders. They have to
vote on it. So basically we want to you know,
we're not going to invade and militarily annex Greenland. I
would not support a unilateral military invasion of Greenland. To me,
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that's wrong on many levels. But you're right. I think
Greenland should declare independence from Denmark, which there's overwhelming support
for that in Greenland. They want nothing to do with
the Danes. I don't blame them and then make them
an offer, and make them a nice offer. And I
agree with you, and Trump has already even said it.
Speaker 2 (21:28):
You know.
Speaker 1 (21:28):
That's the other thing this is not I mean it's
new in the sense that Trump is more serious, he's
more intense, he's making a push. But he wanted Greenland
even in his first term. Like this is not new.
He wanted greenly if you remember, we talked about it
on the show what was it almost a year ago
when Trump was sworn in early in his first in
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a second term, he said, no, I want to acquire Greenland.
We need it. He said it in his first term.
So this is not new. He's been iron Greenland now
for a while, saying it's vital to our national security,
our long term economic security. He's right. But you know,
he said, we're gonna you know, we're going to divvy
it up fairly. We're going to share all the wealth,
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all of the rare earth minerals that we extract. We're
going to give the locals obviously a nice generous cut.
We're going to develop Greenland. We're going to modernize Greenland.
In other words, you know, we're not just coming in
there to just you know, take everything out of the
ground and the hell with the locals. So I agree
with you, Ellie. I think it's got to be done right,
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it's got to be done fairly. It's got to be
done judiciously. But again, if I'm living in Greenland, I
got three options. I either can stay in Denmark or
with Denmark No, I can be completely on my own independent. Well,
how are you going to defend yourself? You're fifty six
thousand people and poor, and the Russians want you, and
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the Chinese wants you, and they're swimming like sharks around
that island ship after ship, submarine after submarine. Or you
can be a territory or state of the United States
and all the freedoms and benefits that come with it.
And Trump is even going to probably sweeten the pot
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by giving probably a cash payment to every household or
every citizen in Greenland. I think it's a no brainer.
But that's the way I like it to be done.
I want it to be done that way, fairly, peacefully, democratically, voluntarily.
If you do it this way, the Europeans don't have
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a leg to stand on, the Danes don't have a
leg to stand on. Nobody has a leg to stand on.
And I believe in manifest destiny. I do. I believe
the United States is that is destined to be the
sole dominant power of the Western Hemisphere. I believe this
is our sphere of influence. It is our backyard. We
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acquired Alaska same thing, peacefully, democratically. It was an offer.
The Russians accepted it, the Alaskans accepted it. Everything's been great. Well,
that was on the Pacific. Now we need to acquire
the Atlantic, the North Atlantic, and I think we're on
the cusp of doing it. If Trump pulls this off,
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it will be one of the greatest foreign policy achievements
in the history of the United States, no question about it. Ellie,
thank you so much for that call. Chris in the
great state of Missouri. Thanks for holding Chris, and welcome.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
Good morning.
Speaker 6 (24:42):
Hi.
Speaker 1 (24:42):
Heis my question, Yes, I want to ask you this question.
Speaker 4 (24:49):
I've been to.
Speaker 2 (24:49):
Europe a lot of times.
Speaker 6 (24:50):
I go over there all the time.
Speaker 1 (24:51):
I've there for a month in November. What do you
think the EU would do if China militarily took over Greenland? Nothing?
That's right, That's exactly right. They wouldn't do nothing. Now, Chris,
(25:12):
is your point if we take it over the Europeans
will do nothing? Or is your point that they'd rather
even have China have it than us have it.
Speaker 4 (25:23):
Statement, I think they would rather have China have it
than nuts have it.
Speaker 1 (25:27):
They're already taken over most of Brazil right now. O
wise from there, Oh that's fuck je, No, Chris, I
really I wish I could disagree with you, but I can't.
You're completely right. And by the way, you're completely right
about Brazil, and you can throw in Peru and Chile
as well. China. Brazil's largest trading partner is not the
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United States it used to be, it's China. Peru largest
trading partner, China, Chile largest trading partner China. China is
trying to move into our sphere of influence. And you're
one thousand percent correct. If China just annexed militarily brutally, Okay,
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say what they want to do to Taiwan, they do
to Greenland, just let a laputin. In Ukraine, they just
send in the submarines, they send in the boats, the
navy ships, you know, the destroyers, the warships, and they
just hammer the place and then take it over. I mean,
the Europeans would whine and complain and protest, they wouldn't
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fire a bullet. They'd let China take it. But we
want it, and we want it at a very you know,
in a very fair, equitable way. And now it's the
end of the world. So I think, Chris, you nailed it.
Now we know what the Europeans really think about us,
and about the globalists and about China. They're not our friends.
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They pretend to be our friends. I'm talking about the leadership,
not the people, the elites, but they're not our friends.
Thank you so much for that call, Chris. Six one
seven two six six sixty eight sixty eight is the number. Okay,
you've been asking for her all morning. She's here Wednesday,
(27:19):
nine o'clock. You know what that means, doctor Grace, Putting
liberals in their place, Grace Vuoto, my wonderful wife, my
better half, Grace. I've got to ask you. Right out
of the gate. Trump now says Greenland is in play.
He now wants to make a move to acquire Greenland.
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Marco Rubio, the Secretary of State, apparently gave a closed
door briefing to lawmakers yesterday in which she said that
the Trump's intention is to buy Greenland, to acquire it
by putting a cash offer on the table. Listen to
President Trump on Air Force one, and I want to
get your reaction. This was Trump, just a couple of
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days ago after his militarily successful raid on Maduro, saying
we need Greenland and eventually we're gonna get Greenland. Roll
cut four B, Mike.
Speaker 2 (28:20):
I will say this about Greenland.
Speaker 8 (28:22):
We need Greenland from a national security strategic situation.
Speaker 2 (28:26):
His so strategic.
Speaker 8 (28:28):
Right now Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese.
Speaker 2 (28:32):
Ships all over the place.
Speaker 8 (28:33):
We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and
Denmark he's not gonna be able to do it. I
can tell you you know what Denmarket recently to post
up security in Greenland.
Speaker 2 (28:47):
They added one more dogs men. True they couldn't. That
was a great move.
Speaker 1 (28:53):
What would the justification.
Speaker 2 (28:57):
I don't want to talk about Greenland down. Can you
say this?
Speaker 8 (29:01):
We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and
the European Union needs.
Speaker 1 (29:07):
Us to have it, while the European Union is saying
they don't want us to have it and that if
we try to acquire it it will be the end
of NATO and that it will rupture all diplomatic relations
between Europe and the United States. So my question to you, Grace,
should Trump seize Greenland? Should it be a part of
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the United States, and is it worth now a diplomatic
showdown with the EU.
Speaker 4 (29:36):
Absolutely not. And we don't need to buy something that
we can just have full free. And that's really the
big story here. The Danes have been willing to cooperate
with us. We already have a military base there. If
America just uses its influence, its diplomatic influence, and just
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increases more and more of its presence there, we don't
have to spend a penny buying something that Americans buy
and large don't want. And when we talk about the
concerns that we have regarding Russia and China, there's many
other ways to power Russia and China then focusing on Greenland.
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So my advice to the President would be, I understand
you want to protect America's national interests, but we can
do that without antagonizing the Europeans. We can do it
by cooperating with them, and we can do it without
spending the money that it would take to buy Greenland. Moreover,
I don't want us to compromise our moral authority. We
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shouldn't take anything that doesn't belong to us. We should
do everything based on the will of the people. So
everything depends on what the Greenlanders want or don't want.
So I don't want to see us becoming an imperialistic power.
Speaker 1 (30:58):
Well, let me ask you this. We purchased Alaska in
eighteen sixty seven. We got it, frankly for a song.
It was a great deal and it turned out to
be one of the greatest actions and moves in the
history of the United States. If it worked for Alaska,
why can't it work for Greenland. Let the Greenlanders hold
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a referendum, they will decide their future, and we can
put an offer on the table to acquire them. And
you know, instead of us having to go to Denmark
and make a great agreements with Denmark, we can own Greenland,
have full legal control, own the resources, own the rare
earth minerals, project power. It's ours the way Alaska is ours.
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What's wrong with that. You're not happy with Alaska? You
want to give it back to the Russians.
Speaker 4 (31:49):
No, absolutely not, Jeff. But the point right now is,
as far as we know from all the polls, the
Greenlanders don't want to join the United States. So until
we have the consent of the people, this is a
non starter. And furthermore, I would say we need to
hold a referendum here in the United States too. Do
we want to invest money to buy this territory? Why
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when we have so many problems here at home that
we have not addressed. And Jeff, the larger point is
this I'm hearing from so many people just sick and
tired of President Trump focusing on foreign affairs. The question
that has to be asked now is is he morphining
into a globalist? Is being is his administration being hijacked
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by people like Lindsay Graham? You know who I see
smiling from year to year every time I turn on
the television. Now it's Lindsey Graham, and that's not good
news for MAGA. I want our president to focus on
what is going on within this country. And when you
think about it, we gave him the House, the Senate,
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the Supreme Court, we gave him the presidency. How many
pieces of legislation I'm talking legislation do we have two?
We've got two pieces of legislation, the Big Beautiful Bill
and the Lake and Riley Act. That's it for everything
we delivered. I want this president to focus within this border,
within our borders. That is what we voted for.
Speaker 1 (33:19):
So you're basically just not a put too fine a
point on it. But you're so you're siding with Denmark.
Speaker 4 (33:27):
I am siding with the American people, Jeff. We are
not an imperialistic nation. We don't want to go down
that road. We shouldn't be bullying other countries to get
their resources, and we should be working in harmony with
the Europeans. Look at how much this president has started.
We started a trade war. We've already started a trade
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war with much of the whole world, and this is ongoing.
I mean, just recently, the president has had to roll
back so many of these tariffs. He's cutting back tariffs
now on beef, see tropical fruits, spices. Now, he's got
to roll back the tariffs on pharmaceuticals, semiconductors. Now, he's
got to roll back the tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, vanities.
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We've got a tariff policy right now that has yet
to be fully determined and fleshed out, and until that
is this is not good for the American economy. So
I just think this president is doing way too much
too fast. We need to see domestic victory after domestic
victory before we even talk about anything beyond these borders.
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You know, it's funny. I called my sister the other
day and she said, Grace, I turn on the news
every night to hear how the economy is doing, and
I'm learning about another country. She says, I've learned more
about the countries in the world during this administration than
I have in my entire life. And if we talk
about wanting to curtail Russia and China, the way to
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do it is to uphold also our moral authority. By
what right are we going to be able to tell
China you're not going to make inroads into Taiwan. By
what right are we going to be able to stand
firmly with Russia as it continues to make inroads into Ukraine.
If we ourselves are now starting to espouse a doctrine,
as Stephen Miller did just yesterday, that might makes right.
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This is not who we are as Americans. I'm all
for a strong national defense, but right now we are
going far beyond that. And remember what Biden did during
his first term. He made a big mistake. He went
too far to the left. And my fear now is
with this kind of rhetoric, these kinds of policies. This
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president is starting to go too far to the right, too.
Speaker 1 (35:43):
Far to the right. You're kidding me, meaning meaning so
not what he's a fascist.
Speaker 4 (35:49):
Now no, I'm not saying he's a fascist, but I
mean so.
Speaker 1 (35:53):
I mean you sound honestly, you have you morphed into
a Democrat. You sound like CNN the way you're blasting Trump.
Let me ask you this. I asked you twice. I
want to ask you a third time. If the people
of Greenland choose to be part of the United States,
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and we make a cash offer to buy Greenland, how
is this Vladimir Putin? How is this invading Ukraine? How
is this China invading Taiwan? Now, you're right. Poles right
now in Greenland say they don't want to join us,
But that's because they haven't heard from an offer from US.
Wait till we put a nice offer on the table.
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Once we put a nice offer on the table and
show them everything we're going to do for Greenland, I
guarantee you you're going to get eighty to ninety percent support.
So I go back to my earlier point about Alaska.
What we're doing in Greenland is exactly the same as
we did in Alaska. Do you want to give Alaska
back to the Russians, because according to you, that was imperialism.
Speaker 4 (36:58):
Jesff Listen refer to me as an exponent of left
wing ideas. I am a firm America First patriot, and
what I'm seeing now is the President is going beyond
what he discussed during the campaign again and again and again,
and we need him to deliver a domestic legislation that sticks.
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Just yesterday, he said that there's a real danger that
if the Democrats win the midterms, he will be impeached,
and in fact he is correct. And what happens if
the Democrats come to power, they will just roll back
all the executive orders that Trump put into place. Eventually,
they'll just roll it all back. So what we need
for the America First Agenda to be successful is for
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much of it to be codified into law. And I
want to see this president every day talking to Senators
and congressmen about how we advance our domestic priorities. And
when we talk about Greenland, unless we also have a
referendum in this country, does this country want to purchase it.
It's a non starter for me because I believe that
the American people should wait.
Speaker 1 (38:07):
We're up against it. Just I need a yes or
a no. Are you saying you don't want greenland?
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