That he should actually HELP somebody?

That's why I was confused as to what he was talking about, nobody else was talking about anybody needing a hospital ship in Greenland until now.

applegrove

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15. Looks like it. Typically public healthcare in remote

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areas involves flights south.

2naSalit

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16. Yeah...

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This sort of ship is normally sent to disaster areas and sending something of that kind to Greenland at this time of year is questionable. Sending a ship for one person is pretty sus.

applegrove

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17. The US submariner was flown to Nuuk. That is how

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it works in countries with very remote locations and a sparse population. Trump seems to see an "in". That doesn't make much sense since US healthcare is bad.

Intractable

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3. I hope Greenlanders are familiar with the story of The Trojan Horse.

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Ms. Toad

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10. I was just skimming through the posts to see if anyone had made that connection . . . n/t

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Baitball Blogger

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5. Beware Greenland. Sounds like a Trojan Horse.

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Tanuki

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8. Indeed....

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https://gcaptain.com/trump-announces-greenland-hospital-ship-mission-as-mercy-and-comfort-sit-in-alabama-shipyard/

...."The USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort are the U.S. Navy’s only two hospital ships, each measuring 894 feet in length with a displacement of 69,552 tons. The vessels can accommodate up to 1,200 military personnel in addition to 71 civilian mariners, and are designed to provide mobile, acute surgical medical facilities for U.S. military operations and disaster relief missions worldwide. The USNS Mercy’s home port is Naval Base San Diego, California."

(Both of the ships are currently drydocked in Mobile, AL, per the linked article)

ananda

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7. Is this a scam to fool the fools who follow him?

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Nobody in their right mind would think
that Greenlanders aren't getting healthcare?

Bread and Circuses

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13. Syphilis brain is explosive, grandeous, and vengeful. Also, memory is long gone

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choie

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18. "It's on the way!"

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what an ignorant brat.

Totally Tunsie

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19. Who knows...with chump in charge, it might end up in Iceland. n/t

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Arazi

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20. Both of the US Navy hospital ships are currently in dry dock in Alabama

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Getting maintenance and repairs

Edited to add link

https://gcaptain.com/trump-announces-greenland-hospital-ship-mission-as-mercy-and-comfort-sit-in-alabama-shipyard/

thought crime

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22. Of course, only the announcement was important.

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applegrove

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23. Reuters had the story. CNN has it.

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thought crime

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21. Is this the guy who cut USAID, which will probably result in many deaths?

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LetMyPeopleVote

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24. Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat

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Greenland has a better healthcare system than the US

Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat
— Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot (@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social) 2026-02-22T17:30:34.610214Z

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7jnvdzpr7o

Greenland's prime minister has asked US President Donald Trump to talk to him instead of making "random outbursts on social media", after Trump said he was sending a US hospital boat to "take care" of people on the island.

Trump wrote on Truth Social that he was going to send a boat filled with medical supplies, alleging "many people" on the island are sick and "not being taken care of".

Jens-Frederik Nielsen responded "it's going to be a no thanks from us," and said that Greenland provides free healthcare for all citizens.

Trump has long coveted the vast arctic island - but conceded in January that he would not take it by force, after previously refusing to rule out doing so.

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