Anonymous ID: 7179ef Jan. 13, 2025, 2:39 p.m. No.22348766   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>8774 >>8784 >>8805

More than half of Greenlanders want to join US – poll

 

The number of those who reject outright Donald Trump’s idea of acquiring the island from Denmark is around 37%, according to a study

 

Some 57.3% of Greenland’s population supports US President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to make the island an American territory, a new survey has suggested.

 

The number of those rejecting Trump’s proposal stands at 37.4%, with 5.3% undecided, US research firm Patriot Polling said on Monday.

 

“Our survey finds that a substantial majority of Greenlandic residents support joining the US,” the pollster’s statement read.

 

According to Patriot Polling, the survey involved 416 respondents in Greenland, and was conducted between January 6 and 11, while Donald Trump Jr., the president-elect’s son, was visiting the Danish autonomous territory. The little-known company had never previously conducted a poll outside the US.

 

Trump, who had offered to buy Greenland from Copenhagen during his first term in office, has returned to the issue in recent weeks. At a press conference last Tuesday, he refused to rule out using force to bring the world’s largest island under Washington’s control, saying: “It might be that you will have to do something… We need Greenland for national security purposes.”

 

Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede stressed on Friday that the island “…is for the Greenlandic people. We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be American.”

 

The islanders’ desire is to be an independent nation, the prime minister said, promising that a vote on the issue “will come soon.”

 

However, Egede stressed that he was “ready to talk” to Trump, and expressed eagerness to keep cooperating with the US in the future.

 

In 2008, Greenland held a non-binding referendum on increased autonomy from Denmark, resulting in 75% voter approval and a 72% turnout. This led to the 2009 Self-Government Act, granting the island greater control over its internal affairs.

 

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Spanning an area of 2.2 million sq km (about six times the size of Germany), Greenland is home to fewer than 57,000 people, and is 80% covered with ice. The island is rich in gold, silver, copper and uranium deposits, and is believed to have vast oil reserves in its territorial waters.

 

https://www.rt.com/news/610812-greenland-trump-us-denmark/

Anonymous ID: 7179ef Jan. 13, 2025, 2:41 p.m. No.22348779   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Trump team releases schedule of events for Inauguration weekend

 

The schedule includes three official inaugural balls, a rally, the presidential parade, and the official signing ceremony at the White House.

 

President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee on Monday released its schedule of events for the four-day weekend, which will culminate in the swearing-in ceremony and a National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral.

 

The schedule includes three official balls, a rally, the presidential parade, and the official signing ceremony at the White House.

 

“President Trump is dedicated to uniting the country through the strength, security, and opportunity of his America First agenda,” committee co-Chairs Steve Witkoff and Kelly Loeffler, said in a statement. “The 2025 inaugural celebrations will reflect President-elect Trump’s historic return to the White House and the American people’s decisive vote to Make America Great Again.”

 

The weekend festivities begin on Saturday, January 18, and include:

 

The President’s Reception and Fireworks

 

Cabinet Reception and Vice President’s Dinner

 

Sunday, January 19:

 

Wreath laying ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery

 

Make America Great Again Victory Rally where the president-elect is scheduled to deliver remarks

 

Candlelight Dinner where Trump will also deliver remarks

 

Inauguration Day, January 20:

 

Church service at St. John's Episcopal church.

 

Tea at the White House

 

Swearing-in Ceremony on Capitol Hill

 

Formal farewell to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris

 

President's review of the Troops

 

Presidential parade on Pennsylvania Ave.

 

Oval Office Signing Ceremony at The White House

 

Commander in Chief Ball, where Trump will deliver remarks

 

Liberty Inaugural Ball, where Trump will deliver remarks

 

Starlight Ball, where Trump will deliver remarks.

 

Tuesday, January 21:

 

National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral.

 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.

 

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-inaugural-committee-releases-schedule-events-inauguration

Anonymous ID: 7179ef Jan. 13, 2025, 2:43 p.m. No.22348787   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Supreme Court denies request to consider climate lawsuits, which critics say will harm consumers

 

O.H. Skinner, executive director of the Alliance for Consumers, said the overall effect of all these cases will in effect be passing the Green New Deal through court orders instead of the legislative process.

 

The Supreme Court declined Monday to review challenges to state and local lawsuits against oil companies seeking to force them to pay for damages allegedly caused by climate change.

 

Energy-producing states, oil companies and industry groups filed two challenges to waves of climate lawsuits, which critics warn are being used to advance anti-fossil fuel policies through the states. If successful, they will extract billions from oil companies, and these costs will be passed on to consumers.

 

“Consumers are not helped by these cases, which seek to wipe products from store shelves and funnel money to left-wing causes," said O.H. Skinner, executive director of the Alliance for Consumers, a consumer advocacy nonprofit.

 

"Here is hoping the targets of these lawsuits continue to fight these cases, as they have consistently prevailed in the final stages of review and that is the only way for consumers to not be sacrificed before the left-wing onslaught here.”

 

The Alliance for Consumers released a report last year detailing how liberal advocacy groups are funding the lawsuits through an extensive dark money campaign. The report’s findings reflect the findings of other reports.

 

Skinner told Just the News in December that should these lawsuits, which use state-level nuisance laws against energy companies, prove successful, oil companies will be forced to either stop producing oil or implement cost-prohibitive measures to control emissions.

 

He also said the overall effect of all these cases will in effect be passing progressives' failed Green New Deal through court orders instead of the legislative process.

 

These lawsuits are expected to target other industries, as any large emitter will be vulnerable to them. This includes utilities, which are now being targeted, as well as automakers and the U.S. steel industry.

 

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/supreme-court-denies-request-consider-climate-lawsuits-which-critics-say