Benny Johnson on Greenland: “President Trump ruling an empire. We are an empire once more.”
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From the January 22, 2026, edition of The Benny Show, streamed on YouTube
BENNY JOHNSON (HOST): Seriously. Now President Trump has projected and manifested Greenland for America.
And I only say this because Jerry sends me on a total tangent with this image from his meme. This is the the meme we just played. It's a beautiful meme, Jerry. I love it, but it's Trump Tower in Greenland. Do you know this is gonna happen? And this is where Trump broke a promise. Because one of Trump's oldest and best tweets is I promise not to do this to Greenland. And the I promise not to do this to Greenland was sent couple of years ago. I think it was in the year 2018, 19, and here it is. There it is. Well, well, well. I promise not to do this to Greenland. 30,000 comments, 74,000 reposts, and 290,000 likes. Well, President Trump, you did actually end up doing this to Greenland. What a timeline. The sacred golden timeline. Ladies and gentlemen, here is your new Greenland. Yeah we're getting Greenland.
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He's getting it. Dude, Trump got it. Trump got the Greenland deal done. It's done. It's done. Trump — it's ours. The whole island ours? We'll talk through all of the details of the manifest destiny, Donroe doctrine. President Trump ruling an empire. We are an empire once more. We are a superpower once more.