Just to put the nail in this bit of what I’ll call propaganda by announcing he’s sending USNS Mercy to Greenland:
As of late January, the 1,000-bed hospital ship was firmly in drydock at Alabama Shipyard in Mobile, where it has been undergoing scheduled maintenance since July 2025.
The USNS Mercy, commissioned in 1986, departed San Diego last July for a one-year scheduled maintenance period at Alabama Shipyard under an $18.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for a 153-calendar day mid-term availability, including drydocking. The contract, awarded in June 2025, marked the Mercy’s first visit to Mobile. [gCaptain]
What was the purpose of Trump’s ridiculous propaganda, besides distracting from the Epstein Files? I suppose it’s an attempt to drive a wedge between the Greenlanders and the Danes by suggesting inadequate health care is provided by the latter. Since that health care is socialized, this propaganda also serves the purpose of hitting at the great evil bugaboo of the right, socialized health care.
It’s easier to spread evil rumors than to have a civilized conversation. And, yes, there are times I think that applies to both sides.
Trump’s entire announcement looks like foolishness and, to use a word I saw recently from Steve Benen, beclowns the President. He should resign.
