Here is one more example of Donald Trump’s record-breaking hypocrisy. President Trump, who has no clue how to offer healthcare to millions of Americans, offers healthcare to Greenland, a country that already offers free healthcare to its citizens. Mind-boggling! — TBPR Editor

By Max Rego/ The Hill/ February 23, 2026

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen is turning down an offer from President Trump, who has openly sought to acquire the island from Denmark, to send a Navy hospital ship to his country.B

“It’s going to be a no thank you from here,” Nielsen wrote on Facebook. “President Trump’s idea to send an American hospital ship here to Greenland is noted. But we have a public health system where treatment is free for citizens. It’s a deliberate choice. And a basic part of our society. It’s not like that in the United States, where it costs money to go to the doctor.”

“We are always open to dialogue and collaboration. Also with the U.S. But talk to us now instead of just coming up with more or less random outbursts on social media. Dialogue and cooperation require respest that decisions about our country are made at home.”

On Saturday night, Trump posted a photo to his Truth Social platform of the USNS Mercy, a 1,000-bed hospital vessel commissioned in 1986. While the Mercy is typically docked on Naval Base San Diego, Calif., it has been in Mobile, Ala., since August, according to Marine Traffic. 

“Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there,” the president wrote. “It’s on the way!!!”

Landry, who addition to his duties as Louisiana governor is serving as Trump’s envoy to Greenland, criticized Nielsen for turning down the offer Sunday. The Navy referred The Hill to the Pentagon regarding whether the Mercy will still head to Greenland.

“Shame on Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen! President @realDonaldTrump and America care,” Landry wrote on social platform X. “After speaking to many Greenlanders about the day to day problems they face, one issue stood out—healthcare.

“Many villages and small towns lack basic services that Americans often take for granted. Small settlements are without permanent doctors, diagnostic tools, or specialist care — forcing residents to travel great distances for vital treatments that should be available at home.”

Last month, Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced a framework agreement on Greenland, after the president repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring the semi-sovereign Danish territory. Details of the agreement, which gives the U.S. preferential access to Greenland’s minerals, remain sparse over a month later.

“A healthy Greenland is vital for America’s national security,” Landry continued. “America is committed to defending Greenland, and that begins by ensuring its people are defended against basic illnesses and ailments. These missions matter because health is inseparable from security. America’s commitment to defending Greenland must begin with ensuring its people are healthy.”