Trump Revives Interest in Greenland Acquisition

📆 24.12.2024 00:24:00
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President-elect Donald Trump's suggestion that the U.S. should control Greenland echoes a 2019 statement that sparked a diplomatic row with Denmark. The comment highlights the strategic importance of Greenland in the face of climate change and raises questions about how U.S. allies should respond to such assertions. This time, the renewed focus on Greenland comes as the U.S. prepares for a potentially complex relationship with the incoming administration.

If President-elect Donald Trump’s assertion that the United States should have control of Greenland sounds familiar, that’s because he’s said it before — during his first term as president. Back in 2019, Trump’s call caused a brief diplomatic tiff with Denmark, under whose sovereignty the vast island falls.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump declared that “America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” citing “purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World.” Somewhat crisply. On Monday, its elected leader, Prime Minister Mute Egede, said in a statement that Greenland “is not for sale and will never be for sale.

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