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highplainsdem

(61,186 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:03 PM Saturday

Trump says he is sending a hospital ship to Greenland

Source: Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was working with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry to send a hospital boat to Greenland, a Danish territory that Trump has said he wants to acquire.

Trump announced the plan on social media moments before hosting a dinner for Republican governors at the White House, where he sat next to and chatted with Landry.

"Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It’s on the way!!!" Trump said.

Neither the White House nor Landry's office responded to queries about the post, whether the ship had been requested by Denmark or Greenland and which sick people needed help. The Department of War had no immediate comment.

-snip-

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-he-is-sending-hospital-ship-greenland-2026-02-22/



Neither of the Navy's two hospital ships are stationed in Louisiana.

What insane plot does Trump think he's hatching?
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Trump says he is sending a hospital ship to Greenland (Original Post) highplainsdem Saturday OP
Yet to him and his MAGAt cultists, sick homeless Americans can go F themselves! AZLD4Candidate Saturday #1
so, fuck you in America if you want affordable health care Skittles Saturday #2
Release unredacted trumpstein files SheltieLover Saturday #3
Like it! snowybirdie Yesterday #42
Well, it appears slobby & bestie eps were business partners SheltieLover Yesterday #44
Huh!? yellow dahlia Saturday #4
Is he sending a hospital ship so when he invades, the casualties can get treated by the invaders? Deuxcents Saturday #5
Both Navy hospital ships are being repaired. highplainsdem Saturday #8
Both Navy hospital ships are in port in Alabama for repairs. So is Trump sending a warship, and highplainsdem Saturday #6
So, while the world is distracted by TSF's action against Iran, Wednesdays Saturday #15
Time for the US military to recall the advice of Senator Kelly wnylib Yesterday #31
That motherfucker is going to infect them. LuvLoogie Saturday #7
Somebody please take Grandpa's phone away, he's doing it again! FakeNoose Saturday #9
Maybe there is a measles outbreak Figarosmom Saturday #10
Latest bullshit Klarkashton Saturday #11
Someone please enact the 25th effn amendment vapor2 Saturday #12
That "hospital ship" needs to stay in Louisiana, where there are tons of sick people with no insurance. SunSeeker Saturday #13
New article on the hospital ships, which are currently in an Alabama port for repairs: highplainsdem Saturday #14
What would the Governor of Louisiana have to do dflprincess Saturday #16
Apparently Trump had appointed Landry as "Special Envoy" woodsprite Saturday #18
Can you say "Trojan Horse"? nt woodsprite Saturday #17
I was thinking Trojan boat MacKasey Saturday #19
What the HELL is he talking about? Who is sick in Greenland and unable to get treatment? choie Saturday #20
In two weeks. Justice matters. Yesterday #32
Expect the fact there are no ships in LA to be ignored by the media. progressoid Saturday #21
Meanwhile........no health care for Americans. joanbarnes Saturday #22
... sheshe2 Yesterday #23
Hoodlum is hilarious! Here's another of his posts on the subject: SunSeeker Yesterday #30
The stupid, It BURNS!! Sweet Rosie Red Yesterday #24
Oh FFS - stick a fork in this fucker - he's DONE!!! Talitha Yesterday #25
Another distraction. GP6971 Yesterday #26
Landry is obsessed with trump taking over Greenland PSPS Yesterday #27
Epstein Administration files mahina Yesterday #38
Trumpstein files SheltieLover Yesterday #45
A hospital ship wouldn't address the challenges Greenland's healthcare system faces pat_k Yesterday #28
Lookiing at something other than ai, one learns about how niyad Yesterday #33
All true. However, the challenges described are real. pat_k Yesterday #35
If someone in Greenland is feeling poorly, congestion, maybe a chest cold, they go to free community health center..... FadedMullet Yesterday #29
Like everything Trump, complete bullshit. C_U_L8R Yesterday #34
Trojan horse! raccoon Yesterday #36
Trump is getting more insane by the day. Irish_Dem Yesterday #37
Maybe Landry should use the hospital ship in Louisiana since they seem to sinkingfeeling Yesterday #39
Taking nuts to whole new levels. Vinca Yesterday #40
Even though it is a Hospital on the water Smackdown2019 Yesterday #41
😆 Abstractartist Yesterday #43
Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #46

AZLD4Candidate

(6,752 posts)
1. Yet to him and his MAGAt cultists, sick homeless Americans can go F themselves!
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:07 PM
Saturday

Greenland wants nothing to do with you, Skeezix.

Skittles

(170,522 posts)
2. so, fuck you in America if you want affordable health care
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:08 PM
Saturday

but we will send help to Greenland?

SheltieLover

(79,040 posts)
44. Well, it appears slobby & bestie eps were business partners
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 10:57 AM
Yesterday

So, credit where credit is due.

Deuxcents

(26,289 posts)
5. Is he sending a hospital ship so when he invades, the casualties can get treated by the invaders?
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:13 PM
Saturday

highplainsdem

(61,186 posts)
6. Both Navy hospital ships are in port in Alabama for repairs. So is Trump sending a warship, and
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:15 PM
Saturday

planning to announce some kind of fake medical emergency and quarantine?

Tweet from a retired Navy intel officer:


Wednesdays

(22,149 posts)
15. So, while the world is distracted by TSF's action against Iran,
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:36 PM
Saturday

He sweeps into Greenland and takes it in a weekend blitzkrieg?



I'm surmising there are no defending armed forces there, and any forces from Denmark or other countries would arrive far too late.

wnylib

(25,466 posts)
31. Time for the US military to recall the advice of Senator Kelly
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:44 AM
Yesterday

and 4 other members of Congress that the military are obligated to refuse illegal orders.

SunSeeker

(58,050 posts)
13. That "hospital ship" needs to stay in Louisiana, where there are tons of sick people with no insurance.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:31 PM
Saturday

Trump has completely lost his mind.

Greenland has free Universal Healthcare, and inhabitants are flown to Denmark for free if the treatment needed is not available in Greenland. Nobody from Greenland would get on that ship.

dflprincess

(29,272 posts)
16. What would the Governor of Louisiana have to do
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:38 PM
Saturday

with sending a U.S. Navy ship anywhere?

A shrimp boat, maybe.

woodsprite

(12,569 posts)
18. Apparently Trump had appointed Landry as "Special Envoy"
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:47 PM
Saturday

To Greenland back in December 2025.

choie

(6,836 posts)
20. What the HELL is he talking about? Who is sick in Greenland and unable to get treatment?
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:52 PM
Saturday

How about working to provide healthcare to those people in this country who are one illness away from destitution, you sociopath.

Justice matters.

(9,620 posts)
32. In two weeks.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:52 AM
Yesterday


10 years ago, that life long conman declared he was going to present his healthcare plan better than any other in the world, and especially better than "Obamacare' mmm... still waiting...

Is that great?

progressoid

(52,913 posts)
21. Expect the fact there are no ships in LA to be ignored by the media.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:54 PM
Saturday

Not to mention the rest of the insanity coming out of his ass.

SunSeeker

(58,050 posts)
30. Hoodlum is hilarious! Here's another of his posts on the subject:
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:33 AM
Yesterday

“Bobby and I are sending the USS Measles to Greenland so they can have freedom freckles too.” — Senile Satan

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@nothoodlum.bsky.social) 2026-02-22T03:08:30.746Z

Sweet Rosie Red

(50 posts)
24. The stupid, It BURNS!!
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:28 AM
Yesterday

The delusional idiot Comander in Chief doesn’t even know the difference between a ship and a boat????!!!!

PSPS

(15,284 posts)
27. Landry is obsessed with trump taking over Greenland
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:00 AM
Yesterday

I can hear it now. "See how many sick people are in Greenland? They need our help! Stat! Send in the troops!!1111!!!1!!"

Oh, and this is far more important than that epstein democrat hoax, so stop talking about that!111!111!!!

pat_k

(12,902 posts)
28. A hospital ship wouldn't address the challenges Greenland's healthcare system faces
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:03 AM
Yesterday

Who knows what goes on his demented mind? Maybe he heard somewhere that Greenland's health care system has problems and he thinks if he helps them address the problems Greenlanders will be so grateful they'll say "come take our country."

Unfortunately, even if you give the demented bastard him that much credit, I don't see how a hospital ship could possibly address the challenges they face. Their issues have more to do with limited access in areas outside the reach of a regional hospital. A hospital ship would just be another "regional hospital," so the access problem remains.

I asked AI "Does Greenland have inadequate health care infrastructure"? Take with whatever grain of salt you apply to all AI, but here is the answer:

Greenland’s healthcare infrastructure is generally considered inadequate by Western standards, primarily due to extreme geographical challenges, staffing shortages, and limited specialized care outside the capital, Nuuk. While free public healthcare exists, remote communities often rely on limited, non-specialized, or short-term medical staff.

Key Infrastructure Challenges:

Geographical Limits: With no roads between towns, patients in smaller settlements must often rely on costly and weather-dependent medical evacuations (air travel) to reach regional hospitals or the main hospital in Nuuk.

Staff Shortages: There is a chronic shortage of permanent doctors and nurses, leading to a high reliance on temporary staff, which can affect the continuity of care.

Resource Distribution: While 5 regional hospitals exist (Nuuk, Aasiaat, Ilulissat, Sisimiut, Qaqortoq), specialized services are concentrated, meaning specialized care is not available everywhere.

Infrastructure Gaps: Outside of major towns, there are major gaps in specialized services, including mental health, dental, and vision care

.

niyad

(131,107 posts)
33. Lookiing at something other than ai, one learns about how
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 02:04 AM
Yesterday

their healthcare system is set up. Free health care, 5 regional hospitals, clinics in the communities, and Denmark for serious issues, just as I figured.

pat_k

(12,902 posts)
35. All true. However, the challenges described are real.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 03:35 AM
Yesterday

I'm no AI apologist, but the summary captures some of the challenges they face as a large county with a small population. Challenges that a hospital ship would do nothing to address.

Some tidbits from a Euractiv report:
https://www.euractiv.com/news/greenland-health-agreement-expands-danish-hospital-access-offers-inuit-women-compensation/

....
Currently, healthcare services vary widely across Greenland, a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark, facing unique challenges, particularly due to its vast, ice-covered territory.
...
Another challenge is the shortage of specialised health personnel. Of the 1,600 health workers, only 900 have permanent jobs. The rest are substitutes.

In 2024, the infant mortality in Greenland was much higher than in Denmark, 8,5 deaths per 1,000 live births, compared to 2,6 in Denmark. At the same time, a shortage of midwives has led to the closure of two out of five maternity wards, the report stated.

The rising costs for diabetes and obesity medicines, such as Ozempic and Wegovy, are also putting increasing pressure on healthcare budgets and patient access.

Patient transportation costs from small settlements to cities and from Greenland to Denmark are also increasing, costing between DKK 25,000 and DKK 500,000 per evacuation ( € 3,250 to € 65,000).

Greenlandic cancer patients also have almost twice the mortality risk compared to Danes, primarily due to late diagnosis and treatment, according to the Danish Ministry of Health and Interior. Minister Løhde now hopes to change this.

“It is important that Greenlandic cancer patients receive the best possible treatment so that their chances of successfully overcoming their illness are increased. That is why we must create the best possible conditions for Greenlandic patients who come to Denmark to receive radiation therapy or other forms of specialised treatment at Danish hospitals,” Løhde stated.
...

FadedMullet

(819 posts)
29. If someone in Greenland is feeling poorly, congestion, maybe a chest cold, they go to free community health center.....
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:15 AM
Yesterday

......for some free help and maybe stop at the free community sauna on the way home.

Smackdown2019

(1,349 posts)
41. Even though it is a Hospital on the water
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 08:14 AM
Yesterday

Even though it is a hospital on the water, it is still a military ship. Location of which to be sent, as like the case you sending task forces to hot spots of the world are not to be letting their destinations to be known.

In crisis, yes the ship of hope is always welcomed, but announcing in a state of non-crisis, its still a military ship.

Abstractartist

(434 posts)
43. 😆
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 09:56 AM
Yesterday

Greenland should just let the ship anchor out in the harbor and sit there, not allowing anyone to come onto the island. That will last for about a week, and they will pull up anchor and leave.

🛳️👋🏻

LetMyPeopleVote

(177,760 posts)
46. Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 02:29 PM
Yesterday

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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