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Donald Trump Jr. hosted a lunch in Nuuk, Greenland, attended by people wearing MAGA hats, some of whom were reportedly homeless individuals invited for free food.

Greenlandic hotel executive Jørgen Bay-Kastrup claimed many attendees were unaware of Trump Jr.'s identity.

The event occurred amid Trump's push to acquire Greenland, despite repeated refusals from Denmark.

Locals reported MAGA-themed stunts, including $100 bill distributions by influencers.

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[–] Absaroka 24 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Here's the problem though.

Was it obvious the whole thing was staged? Yup. Just like the McDonald's stunt from the summer and several others.

Do the people it's targeting know this? Nope. Because Fox News and the right wing media aren't reporting on how fake it was. They just show a few clips and talk about how the people of Greenland really really want to be part of the US.

And by the time the duplicity if fully reported on, the lemmings already believe it hook line and sinker.

[–] random_character_a 2 points 4 hours ago

First who gets the click drowns everything that follows. Because nobody has attention span to spare to read about Greenland the second time.

Wonderful time to create alternative realities.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat 4 points 9 hours ago

Yep, we're on day 5? 6? Of hyper-anaylizing this event and finding inconsistencies and deceptive practices? Meanwhile his supporters have already forgotten this whole event. They've moved on and filed the whole thing away as yet more overwhelming proof that the people in Greenland love them and they are right about everything.