President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House, Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Washington. Trump returns from a visit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea as well as the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Last week the Wall Street Journal kicked off a speculative boom with a piece that stated that President Trump, with varying degrees of seriousness, had floated the idea of buying Greenland to his advisors. Hijinks ensued.

I promise not to do this to Greenland! pic.twitter.com/03DdyVU6HA

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2019

I’d thought it was a joke…until this evening.

….The Prime Minister was able to save a great deal of expense and effort for both the United States and Denmark by being so direct. I thank her for that and look forward to rescheduling sometime in the future!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2019

President Trump was scheduled to visit Denmark in September and now he’s postponed the trip.

Did he postpone it because Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said she wasn’t interested in the sale and that was the main reason for his visit?

Did Frederiksen misread or deliberately misinterpret a jest and engage reflexive Euro-trash NeverTrumpery and torque off Trump?

Let’s face it, it could be most anything and I won’t pretend that your interpretation is better than mine.

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