Ted Lieu says Trump is lying to his supporters about getting Greenland
Ted LieuU.S. Representative for California's 36th district (Democrat), on his X account
Quoting a clip of Trump's October 9 rally remark that he got Greenland, Rep. Ted Lieu wrote on X that Trump keeps lying to his supporters, that it is better for Trump to lie about getting Greenland than to take actions to conquer it, and that the lying shows Trump disrespects his supporters.
“Pleased trump keeps lying to his supporters. Better that trump lies about getting Greenland rather than trump actually taking stupid actions to conquer Greenland. Also, this shows trump disrespects his supporters because he lies to them all the time and knows they will take it.”
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Trump’s “permanent control” description of the announced U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement
On September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that he said gives the United States “permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland.” Danish and Greenlandic officials initially described an expected agreement and emphasized sovereignty and self-determination. On September 22, the White House published an agreement text dated that day. It reaffirms Denmark’s sovereignty and Greenland’s right to self-determination; provides for U.S. defense areas and access under stated procedures; bars non-NATO states from establishing military installations unless the parties agree otherwise; and has no end date. The text says it enters into force only after diplomatic notice of necessary parliamentary procedures. The dispute remains over how Trump’s “permanent control” description compares with the document’s terms.
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Rep. Ted Lieu posted this on X on October 10, 2026 UTC, the night of October 9 in California, quoting a clip of Trump's Syracuse rally remark that he got Greenland.
Before the quotation
At a campaign rally in Syracuse, New York, on October 9, Trump said he got Greenland and that the United States paid zero for it. Lieu quoted a clip of the remark posted by the account Acyn.
After the quotation
The September 22 agreement reaffirms Denmark's sovereignty and Greenland's right to self-determination and provides for U.S. defense areas and access under stated procedures.
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Relative to Trump's description of the agreement as giving the United States permanent control in Greenland, which Trump restated at the rally as having got Greenland, Lieu calls the claim a lie and says it shows Trump disrespects his supporters. That is express criticism of the description under scrutiny. The closest competing label is challenges the characterization, because he disputes the claim's accuracy. That loses because he goes beyond correcting the record and criticizes Trump for lying.
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