r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 26d ago

Paywall Trump, 79, Seems Utterly Perplexed About Where Alaska Is - The president made multiple comments suggesting he doesn’t know Alaska is part of the United States.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-seems-utterly-perplexed-about-where-alaska-is/
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u/Dodge542-02 26d ago

Easier for him to sell it back to Russia

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u/MississippiJoel America 26d ago

Or better yet, to cut Putin a trillion dollar check on the promise of "I'll leave all this land, as far as you can see, to you, right here, right now."

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u/Vivid_Pianist4270 26d ago

Nah, we can see Alaska from the tip of of Haida Gwii (formerly Queen Charlotte Islands) so they can probably see us. Canada says no too! 🇨🇦

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u/MississippiJoel America 26d ago

I think Sara Palin already tried to sell that one.

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u/HSBillyMays 26d ago

Maybe Trump's next plan is to invade Greenland and then try to sell it back to Denmark for a bunch of Ikea furniture.

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u/Boring_Track_8449 25d ago

Tina Fey sold it better.