It’s unclear, though, how serious the president is.
reported, though it is unclear how serious the president is about the idea or if it is even feasible.
Some of his advisers support the concept, saying it’s a good economic play, while others have dismissed it as being unrealistic, thethat Trump is interested in Greenland’s natural resources and the legacy such an acquisition would give him after office. Greenland is an autonomous, self-ruling country that is part of Denmark, which controls the region’s foreign and security policy. If the U.S. did want to purchase Greenland, it would have to buy it from Denmark.
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