Trade Kentucky for Greenland!

Trump's justification for why Denmark should sell Greenland to the US is that it is a net money loser for the Danish government--I believe that Fox "News" reported that they spend 650 million dollars (equivalent) annually keeping the place afloat. Kentucky is roughly the same for the US in terms of expenditures vs. productivity. The state is a bad business proposition and should be let go immediately. Why do we want a state with a bunch of buck-toothed stupid people?

And a bonus! Mitch McConnell would have to leave his post of Head Asshole in the Senate and become a member of the Danish Parliament, where eventually, someone would knock him unconscious with a fish. Everybody wins!

THE US bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark. How would Greenland be different, other than geographic location?

DonDiego suggests a swap:

     Greenland for Detroit 

With one condition: residents are included in the swap

Advantages of Living in Detroit

Bob asked, "THE US bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark. How would Greenland be different, other than geographic location?"

It isn't 1917!  Denmark was looking to unload the islands because they were afraid they wouldn't be able to maintain their neutrality during WWI. 

Greenland's citizens have home rule.  It would be like Trump asking England to sell Canada to him because they share a queen. The whole episode is bizarre and illustrative of how Trump has a childlike understanding of the world. Frankly, when I heard the wanting to buy Greenland story for the first time, I thought this can't be true. It is too nuts even for Trump. Then Trump confirmed his desire to buy Greenland.  When Greenland told him it wasn't for sale he wailed like an angry toddler. 

Oh, if we are going to trade, I'd recommend offering Mississippi and Alabama as 2 for 1 deal. 

The difference is that the US bought the USVI in 1917. The DVI was not autonomous and had no system of home rule. Greenland, by contrast, is self-governing and largely autonomous, though still part of Denmark.

In 1917 (and prior to that), there was never any consideration given to the wishes of the inhabitants of colonial lands when they were annexed, conquered, traded, etc. by the colonial powers. No one asked the inhabitants of the DVI (many of whom were former slaves) whether they wanted to stay part of Denmark, become part of the US, or become independent. Since then, the world has become somewhat more respectful of the right of peoples to self-determination.

That's what upset the Danes about Trump's nonsensical pseudo-offer. He never considered what the inhabitants of Greenland might want. I suspect they would rather keep their home rule and loose affiliation with a liberal democracy than join a huge, chaotic country ruled by a fascist madman. I would also imagine that they don't want their pristine island developed and strip-mined and all the wildlife killed off.

You should possibly research the reasons that we would want to purchase Greenland. It is not like previous Presidents have not done so.

Thomas Jefferson doubled our countries size with the Louisiana Purchase. Andrew Jackson purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867. Certainly does not look foolish now!

Greenland is well positioned to keep a better response on Russia if need be. The vast resources of oil, zinc, diamonds and the list goes on and on.

if and that is a big if you do believe in climate change then Greenland may actually provide viable, inhabitants might find themselves quit comfortable in this setting. It does reach 68 degrees in the summer.

The idea is neither crazy nor absurd!

The idea isn't crazy or absurd--it just ignores the rights and wishes of the people who already live there. Just like the Louisiana Purchase! The lands we bought from France were already occupied and owned by half a million or so inhabitants of fifty different nations--the existence and sovereignity of which the Supreme Court acknowledged in 1851.

And BTW, Andrew Jackson was long dead when the US bought Alaska--the President at the time was Andrew Johnson. And the purchase was executed with the same disregard of the rights and wishes of the natives.

Who says Greenland wouldn't still have home rule?

If they did, but under US jurisdiction, they would block any mining, large-scale fishing, or other actions that would ruin their environment. So Trump wouldn't allow them that degree of autonomy. They would be a resource colony for American corporations to plunder.

And why would they want to leave membership in a social democracy and instead pay Trump tariffs for everything? They have to import almost all the goods that they need. Trump would bully them mercilessly.