American tax payers will now pay for a hospital ship which will be sent to Greenland, Trump claims on Truth Social.

[vosje62@mastodon.nl]

@markus_falk it is free. Paid by Denmark.
@randahl

[markus_falk@rollenspiel.social]

@vosje62 @randahl well nice. Let’s see how this ship then backfires

[vosje62@mastodon.nl]

@benroyce that might have triggered Trumps response ..

@randahl

[j2bryson@mastodon.social]

@DyingWorld @randahl or POSSIBLY also about a US submarine https://www.dw.com/en/trump-says-sending-great-hospital-boat-to-greenland/a-76076414

[pinkforest@hachyderm.io]

@randahl Wonder if it has anything to do with this https://www.reuters.com/world/denmarks-joint-arctic-command-evacuates-us-submarine-crew-member-greenlandic-2026-02-21/

[janhelms@rheinneckar.social]

@randahl Will they have vaccines on board?

[rolfcronberg@mastodon.nu]

@randahl The first scan didn’t find any?

[oliver_schafeld@mastodon.online]

Maybe the Danish navy could return the favor by sending a ship to Louisiana?

Offer poor people in Florida Danish health care plans?

https://danskemaritime.dk/danish-maritime-enters-partnership-with-the-international-humanitarian-organisation-mercy-ships-2/

https://media.un.org/photo/en/asset/oun7/oun7668095

[aggeka@fosstodon.org]

@randahl all at the same time Artic Command helo evacuated an american sailor from a US submarine to emergency treatment in Nuuk

[vosje62@mastodon.nl]

@markus_falk @randahl with both ships seems to be in dry dock for maintenance, it backfires badly the moment they decide to interrupt that.

[waldschnecke@chaos.social]

@randahl @rjohnston IMO a mix between being actually really stupid and sabre rattling. Nobody knows what's going on in the orange head.

I didn't really know much about this, for anyone else who wants to read up on this too:

Gulf of Tonkin incident
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident

USS Maine (1890)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(1890)

[0ptimist@troet.cafe]

@randahl

[chrisholladay@mastodon.social]

@randahl
I swear to god this must be the dumbest mf'er ever to sleep in the Oval Office

[daft_wully@mastodon.social]

@randahl A Troyan Ship!

[sjaakkeuvelaar@mastodon.nl]

@randahl
Let’s see if he still recognises the zebra…

[luuk_aalders@mastodon.nl]

@randahl

I think there's nothing left to scan any more

[notsoloud@expressional.social]

@randahl
Maybe they can pick up a stash of vaccines to bring home?

(It is actually yet another fascist demonstration that "our stupidity is stronger than your smarts")

[waldschnecke@chaos.social]

@randahl I just realized that it's entirely possible that oragnie confused countries again. Could be any, Cuba, Venezuela or any other he's trying to dictate over.

[notsoloud@expressional.social]

@markus_falk
Well yeah, but try to fund a well sized government only by printing money. Hello inflation.

If you want more expeditionary hospital ships, one way or another you'll have to tax more.

@randahl

[dalfen@mstdn.social]

@randahl That's absolutely insane.

And this country ABSOLUTELY provides no healthcare for most of its population. What is the admin trying to do — persuade Greenlanders that it does?