Trump said Sunday he has asked his advisers to explore the chances of buying the country, which is a politically self-governed region of Denmark. "Essentially, it's a large real estate deal," he said.
"We are good allies with Denmark," Trump said. "We protect Denmark like we protect large portions of the world, and the concept came up. Strategically it's interesting, and we would be interested, but we will talk with them a little bit."
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen thought Trump's purchase idea was "absurd." She said, "Greenland is not for sale. Greenland is not Danish. Greenland belongs to Greenland. I strongly hope that this is not meant seriously," according to CNN. Frederiksen added that (Greenland Premier) "Kim Kielsen has of course made it clear that Greenland is not for sale. That's where the conversation ends."
But Trump persisted. "A lot of things can be done," he told reporters in Morristown, New Jersey, as he ended a 10-day vacation. He said owning Greenland "would be nice" partly because it would give the United States strategic advantages, apparently by allowing the United States to beef up its military presence there as a deterrent to adventurism by the Soviet Union and China. Yet Trump added: "It's not Number One on the burner, I can tell you that."
Trump may visit Demark in two weeks and it isn't known whether he would then make the case for purchasing Greenland. He said Sunday that owning Greenland is "hurting Denmark very badly" and, "They carry it at a great loss."
Trump may visit Demark in two weeks and it isn't known whether he would then make the case for purchasing Greenland. He said Sunday that owning Greenland is "hurting Denmark very badly" and, "They carry it at a great loss."
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