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The dam might be breaking when it comes to Greenland (Original Post) videohead5 13 hrs ago OP
TY.. Would they have enough votes in Cha 13 hrs ago #1
I think that Trump fears videohead5 13 hrs ago #2
He does the Mussolini chin lift so well. irisblue 12 hrs ago #6
Funny how they haven't impeached him over invading US states, isn't it? SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #29
great news. Now do Canada!!!!! mahina 13 hrs ago #3
If they will impeach him for invading Greenland videohead5 13 hrs ago #4
Where is this coming from? canetoad 13 hrs ago #5
Here it is coming from someone else videohead5 12 hrs ago #7
Maybe starting WW3 is a bridge too far. Dulcinea 5 hrs ago #22
We'll need at least 21 R's if we're to cancel out Fetterman BeyondGeography 12 hrs ago #8
I thought that I read that Fetterman videohead5 11 hrs ago #10
Fetterman said . . . peggysue2 4 hrs ago #30
That may be a stupid position, but he made it clear he is against invading Greenland. Wiz Imp 2 hrs ago #39
Not to mention--- I've heard the price tag of $500 to $700 Billion (with a B!!) Ars Longa 2 hrs ago #42
How did you arrive at needing just 11? whopis01 10 hrs ago #12
Amended BeyondGeography 5 hrs ago #20
20 Republicans are needed in addition to ALL Democrats. Wiz Imp 2 hrs ago #40
Ok BeyondGeography 1 hr ago #45
Fetterman would not defect on this. Wiz Imp 1 hr ago #47
Why won't they do it BlueMTexpat 12 hrs ago #9
Because Republicans are OK with harming Democratically controlled states. Wiz Imp 2 hrs ago #41
Learn from the past LilElf70 10 hrs ago #11
Correct Cosmocat 9 hrs ago #16
Doubtful debsy 10 hrs ago #13
No, he'll just threaten them with having primary opponents nitpicked 9 hrs ago #14
Yep Cosmocat 9 hrs ago #17
Kompromat SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #27
Great minds think alike. yellow dahlia 3 hrs ago #37
Yup. Mob boss tactics SheltieLover 1 hr ago #48
More Kraven than Kompromat I'm afraid. They really are that selfish and spineless. Maru Kitteh 1 hr ago #46
No, but threats seem to snap them back in line quickly SheltieLover 1 hr ago #49
Very unlikely the GOP Congress will do anything. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #15
Wake me up when it gets close to 67. carpetbagger 6 hrs ago #18
So those traitors in the GOP know they can end this nightmare immediately. travelingthrulife 6 hrs ago #19
Show me the names of 67 Senators who will vote to convict him MineralMan 5 hrs ago #21
That's why videohead5 4 hrs ago #33
Forgive me if I don't believe this at all. BlueTsunami2018 5 hrs ago #23
"Instantly"? maxsolomon 4 hrs ago #24
I'll believe it when I see it. NT Happy Hoosier 4 hrs ago #25
Moscow Mitch? SheltieLover 4 hrs ago #26
They need to acknowledge his mental disorder randr 4 hrs ago #28
If that's the case, I completely encourage trmp to invade Greenland spanone 4 hrs ago #31
If the dam didn't break over January 6, it won't break over Greenland. LonePirate 4 hrs ago #32
And they would not vote for GOP there. GreenWave 3 hrs ago #34
End how? Renew Deal 3 hrs ago #35
Even if impeached, does anyone think he will willingly leave office? duckworth969 3 hrs ago #36
It should have already. Fire his sorry ass now! Initech 3 hrs ago #38
Reccing, but not because I necessarily believe it senseandsensibility 2 hrs ago #43
I don't believe them. The Republican party has no honor. NNadir 1 hr ago #44

Cha

(317,218 posts)
1. TY.. Would they have enough votes in
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:52 AM
13 hrs ago

the Senate?

He's fucking Ugly.. looks just like the Demented, Nazi Homicidal Maniac he's suppose to.

videohead5

(2,891 posts)
2. I think that Trump fears
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 03:02 AM
13 hrs ago

That they will that's why he has switched to the stupid tariff's idea.

videohead5

(2,891 posts)
4. If they will impeach him for invading Greenland
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 03:19 AM
13 hrs ago

I guarantee that they would impeach him for invading Canada. I believe that our military would refuse to even do it.

canetoad

(20,299 posts)
5. Where is this coming from?
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 03:22 AM
13 hrs ago

And what does this guy know about what senior republicans are doing? More info required.

Dulcinea

(9,727 posts)
22. Maybe starting WW3 is a bridge too far.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:20 AM
5 hrs ago

Congressional Repubs don't give a crap about Americans or immigrants, but the possibility of WW3 might affect them.

videohead5

(2,891 posts)
10. I thought that I read that Fetterman
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:15 AM
11 hrs ago

Was against any invasion of Greenland. I think there is a clue that Trump has gotten the message because why did he come up with those tariffs trying to extort those European countries to back the sale? If he was going to invade why announce the tariffs?

peggysue2

(12,414 posts)
30. Fetterman said . . .
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 12:16 PM
4 hrs ago

He believes we should purchase Greenland, that the idea is NOT absurd.

Excuse me, Big John. Did you not hear Greenland is not for sale? Which makes the whole idea stupid, absurd and counterproductive.

Wiz Imp

(9,113 posts)
39. That may be a stupid position, but he made it clear he is against invading Greenland.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:12 PM
2 hrs ago

Ars Longa

(462 posts)
42. Not to mention--- I've heard the price tag of $500 to $700 Billion (with a B!!)
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:28 PM
2 hrs ago

Exactly, Where does THAT Money come from???????

......

whopis01

(3,909 posts)
12. How did you arrive at needing just 11?
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:41 AM
10 hrs ago

There are currently 47 Democratic senators.
An impeachment conviction in the senate requires 67 votes.

Wiz Imp

(9,113 posts)
40. 20 Republicans are needed in addition to ALL Democrats.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:14 PM
2 hrs ago

67 votes to remove are needed. Demcorats have 47 Senators.

BlueMTexpat

(15,658 posts)
9. Why won't they do it
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 04:33 AM
12 hrs ago

if he sends US troops to Minnesota?

That is literally an invasion of one of our own states!

Wiz Imp

(9,113 posts)
41. Because Republicans are OK with harming Democratically controlled states.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:20 PM
2 hrs ago

And the illegal invasion in Minnesota does not threaten to destroy the entire economy of the US and all of their military alliances. An invasion of Greenland would destroy NATO, destroy almost all of the remaining US alliances and likely completely destroy the economy plunging the US into a depression. Trump is too stupid to recognize those consequences, but there are possibly enough Republicans to recognize what a disaster a Greenland invasion would be.

LilElf70

(1,403 posts)
11. Learn from the past
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:35 AM
10 hrs ago

This don't mean shit to him. If legal judges are ignored regarding the rule of law and our constitution, he certainly don't give a shit what anyone else says. Especially his minions. If they piss him off, he simply threatens them. It's worked in the past and I don't see it changing anytime soon.

debsy

(794 posts)
13. Doubtful
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 05:48 AM
10 hrs ago

They’ve had so many opportunities to get rid of this guy, even before he ran in 2015, and, every time, find a reason to back him. He probably threatens them and their families like crime bosses do then they fall in line. He is fearless and lawless.

nitpicked

(1,602 posts)
14. No, he'll just threaten them with having primary opponents
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 06:43 AM
9 hrs ago

Then MAYBE the seats will be swept in November...

yellow dahlia

(4,756 posts)
37. Great minds think alike.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:21 PM
3 hrs ago

I was going to say - They stand up, until the kompromat comes out.

Maru Kitteh

(31,307 posts)
46. More Kraven than Kompromat I'm afraid. They really are that selfish and spineless.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:52 PM
1 hr ago

Or rather, without actual principles beyond “moar power.”

Trump isn’t smart enough or more to the point disciplined enough to keep his own secrets. No way with his cognitive issues he could keep someone else’s.

Irish_Dem

(80,110 posts)
15. Very unlikely the GOP Congress will do anything.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 06:53 AM
9 hrs ago

They either love what Trump is doing or don't give a damn.

carpetbagger

(5,423 posts)
18. Wake me up when it gets close to 67.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 10:28 AM
6 hrs ago

Attacking the Senate itself didn't get anywhere near 67 votes. I'm disturbed by these pundits and such who underestimate the lock on power

MineralMan

(150,698 posts)
21. Show me the names of 67 Senators who will vote to convict him
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:18 AM
5 hrs ago

in an impeachment trial. Add a few more for good measure. Then, I'll listen to this. Until then, nope.

BlueTsunami2018

(4,892 posts)
23. Forgive me if I don't believe this at all.
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 11:20 AM
5 hrs ago

They always cave, they’ll cave now.

And Fetterman will vote for it 100%.

randr

(12,627 posts)
28. They need to acknowledge his mental disorder
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 12:08 PM
4 hrs ago

He must go as fast as they possibly can act.
People are dying in the streets of America!

spanone

(141,096 posts)
31. If that's the case, I completely encourage trmp to invade Greenland
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 12:18 PM
4 hrs ago

They lie as much as he does.

duckworth969

(1,250 posts)
36. Even if impeached, does anyone think he will willingly leave office?
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:21 PM
3 hrs ago

A Nixon vs. Goldwater moment in the Oval Office? Forced resignation?

Chump will go berserk and finally pull everything down around him in an hour.

Can’t imagine him ever facing the 25th amendment. His entire cabinet tosses his salad. At the first whiff of betrayal, “President” Miller will have the traitor in their midst politically executed, made an example of to ward off further attempts to have the Orange Chud removed.

They all hang together. Not one of them will pull out a dagger and shank him.

senseandsensibility

(24,265 posts)
43. Reccing, but not because I necessarily believe it
Mon Jan 19, 2026, 02:33 PM
2 hrs ago

It could be true, but I would have to see more than leaks to the media to convince me that any of them will stand up.

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