Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

brooklynite

(93,873 posts)
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 02:17 PM Aug 2019

GOP fundraises off Greenland flap: 'Support President Trump and his efforts to help America grow!'

Source: Politico

House Republicans’ campaign arm is not only standing behind President Donald Trump’s bid to buy Greenland — it's fundraising off it.

The National Republican Congressional Committee began running a promotion in which donors contributing $25 or more receive a limited-edition T-shirt depicting the semiautonomous Arctic island, part of the Kingdom of Denmark, as part of the U.S.

“Support President Trump and his efforts to help America grow!” reads the promotion touting the limited-edition tee. The red shirt features a map of the continental U.S., along with silhouettes of Alaska, Hawaii and Greenland patterned with the American flag.

The president’s interest in acquiring Greenland, initially assumed by some in the White House to be a throwaway comment, has grown into an international flap after The Wall Street Journal reported on it a week ago.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/22/donald-trump-greenland-t-shirt-1471960

29 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
GOP fundraises off Greenland flap: 'Support President Trump and his efforts to help America grow!' (Original Post) brooklynite Aug 2019 OP
God, these idiots are such pathetic sheep! Downtown Hound Aug 2019 #1
It really is pathetic and sad to witness such incredible stupidity ... (nt) mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #5
We already knew that the GOP loves to separate stupid people from their money, comradebillyboy Aug 2019 #2
Oh, FFS. MBS Aug 2019 #3
They will continue to lick the dirt off his shoes until the end and beyond. dalton99a Aug 2019 #6
Same thing happened in Germany and the impact of that other piece of shit is felt to this day. cstanleytech Aug 2019 #7
We will be fighting these fools for the next few decades at the minimum Downtown Hound Aug 2019 #9
Perfect statement. IdealsAndReal42 Aug 2019 #17
Greenland is America's God-given territory. We must take it by force dalton99a Aug 2019 #4
Payback time Midnightwalk Aug 2019 #8
Conning the rubes Turbineguy Aug 2019 #10
Greenland is a pretty liberal place, sure let's make it a state. apnu Aug 2019 #11
What. Greenland is now shitler's Sudetenland? ancianita Aug 2019 #12
Lebensraum? grumpyduck Aug 2019 #13
Leave a dish on the counter at the Chick-fil-a, "Leave a penny, buy a Greenland." nt TeamPooka Aug 2019 #14
just stopped by to say rurallib Aug 2019 #15
Do The Shirts Come With Presidential-Seal Knee Pads? nt smb Aug 2019 #16
Very good... Perseus Aug 2019 #19
Dream of "Great US" IdealsAndReal42 Aug 2019 #18
I imagine the shirt comes in brown only. generalbetrayus Aug 2019 #20
Meanwhile, the Nevada GOP..... "show your support for making Greenland the 51st state" with another riversedge Aug 2019 #21
Watch out, Canada. You're next. Eugene Aug 2019 #22
This is their "if the libs think it's bad, then it's good" mentality - fundamentally trollish muriel_volestrangler Aug 2019 #23
Heather Cox Richardson offers a broader and more chilling perspective: MBS Aug 2019 #24
Preposterous that anyone would think TRUMP would pay for anything! bucolic_frolic Aug 2019 #25
Is there truly no end to this republican whoring ? Haggis for Breakfast Aug 2019 #26
They missed a few fundraising opportunities ... NanceGreggs Aug 2019 #27
Putin outsmarted Obama to take Crimea, *45 will be even smarter to take Greenland. Manifest Destiny! Marcuse Aug 2019 #28
How pathetic Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2019 #29

comradebillyboy

(10,119 posts)
2. We already knew that the GOP loves to separate stupid people from their money,
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 02:22 PM
Aug 2019

but Trump is still gonna lose.

MBS

(9,688 posts)
3. Oh, FFS.
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 02:24 PM
Aug 2019

In the unlikely case that anyone here is under the illusion that the Republican party is not wholly in bed with Trump, here you are. A good reminder that our problems will not disappear automatically even when MF45 is ousted from the White House (November 2020 or, hopefully, earlier) A lot of work still to do!

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
9. We will be fighting these fools for the next few decades at the minimum
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 02:40 PM
Aug 2019

The good news is that current demographic trends point to their marginalization and eventual extinction. We just need to hold the line and keep them out of office in the meantime.

IdealsAndReal42

(89 posts)
17. Perfect statement.
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 05:49 PM
Aug 2019

If it's true than during last presidential cycle GOP (primaries sessions) wasn't behind him, it since had come full in the Trump crazy train.

dalton99a

(81,073 posts)
4. Greenland is America's God-given territory. We must take it by force
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 02:26 PM
Aug 2019

and make its inhabitants eat grits and speak English


Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)
8. Payback time
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 02:32 PM
Aug 2019

Leif Erikson invaded America. So it’s payback time.

What? He was from iceland? Invading the wrong country didn’t stop us from invading Iraq.

My account is empty so I can’t afford one of the sarcasm things.

Turbineguy

(37,212 posts)
10. Conning the rubes
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 02:40 PM
Aug 2019

Hmmm...... I've been getting calls from the NRCC..... maybe I should answer the phone. Could be fun!

apnu

(8,722 posts)
11. Greenland is a pretty liberal place, sure let's make it a state.
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 02:41 PM
Aug 2019

Once we break the 50 state deadlock its open season for any and all other US territories to become states. Guam and Puerto Rico both are heavy blue places. DC also, super blue.

The Republican Party would cease to exist if we add more states.

generalbetrayus

(506 posts)
20. I imagine the shirt comes in brown only.
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 06:59 PM
Aug 2019

You can't buy a decent t-shirt from an internet site for less than 20-25 dollars. I presume these t-shirts are made by slave labor in China and sold to the National RethugliKlan CC for 95 cents per.

riversedge

(69,727 posts)
21. Meanwhile, the Nevada GOP..... "show your support for making Greenland the 51st state" with another
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 07:01 PM
Aug 2019


Meanwhile, the Nevada GOP is running FB ads urging Republicans to "show your support for making Greenland the 51st state" with another t-shirt


?s=20

muriel_volestrangler

(101,154 posts)
23. This is their "if the libs think it's bad, then it's good" mentality - fundamentally trollish
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 07:15 PM
Aug 2019

If the Republican Party was renamed the Troll Party, it would be much more accurate.

MBS

(9,688 posts)
24. Heather Cox Richardson offers a broader and more chilling perspective:
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 08:01 PM
Aug 2019



The Greenland bid is a piece of Trump's role in a criminal international oligarchy. Climate change will open up new oil fields and mineral deposits there, and as Robert Mueller pointed out in a speech to the FBI in 2011, cornering resources is the future of international crime:

NanceGreggs

(27,813 posts)
27. They missed a few fundraising opportunities ...
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 10:37 PM
Aug 2019

... like T-shirts that say:

“Support the president’s efforts to protect us from cancer-causing wind turbines!”

“Help the president build a monument to the brave soldiers who won the Revolutionary War by shutting down the airports.”

“Donate to the president’s Put America First initiative by purchasing his made-in-China MAGA merchandise.”



Latest Discussions»Latest Breaking News»GOP fundraises off Greenl...