President Trump told reporters that he would be interested in the United States purchasing Greenland. Here is why he would want to acquire a land that is plentiful in natural resources and also crippled by global warming.
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
No Joke: Trump Really Does Want To Buy Greenland
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Trump inquires about US buying Greenland, but it's not for sale
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The Greenland Gold Rush: Promise and Pitfalls of Greenland’s Energy and Mineral Resources
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NASA scientists flew over Greenland to track melting ice. They took some sobering photos
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President Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland
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Greenland’s National Day, the Home Rule Act (1979), and the Act on Self-Government (2009)
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Historian Claiming US tried to buy Greenland
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1868: US Considers Buying Iceland and Greenland
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The World of 1898: The Spanish American War
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Virgin Islands History
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US Territorial Acquisitions
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Is Iceland Really Green and Greenland Really Icy?
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Hey, Chris here — should the US buy Greenland — if it’s for sale?
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Why stop there
HOW MUCH FOR THE EIFFEL TOWER
@Sampson Kay – the people of Australia are very happy with their gun control laws and do not want your interference. The people of Australia are smarter than you, but then who isn’t??
That would be a disaster if we bought that. Some Muslims will just fly a plane into it if they find out it’s Americas. But they do it in the name of peace though.
Greenland would be a great place to house the Mexican crimigrants.
@Mister Morgan crimigrants is correct
@Mister Morgan -spoken like a true and ignorant tRumpoid.
Just buy half of Greenland
As a Greenlander I would love the country to be bought by the US – granting instant citizenship to all her inhabitants!
@Speengbill Scorpants What rights don’t danes have?
Yes, you can be the Puerto Ricans of the north. Good luck with being hyphenated American.
Yeeeeaaaaaaaah boyyyyyeeee. Come on over
@Speengbill Scorpants The only better in the US is easier access to guns and better healthcare if you are earning 100k/year.
Greenland/Denmark has better quality healthcare, a more stable economy. As to better defense, defense against what? Polar Bears?
@Mats K they would get every right in our constitution and live a higher quality of life
Alaska Purchase, The Louisianna Purchase? do we question these things today?
they would if trump brought them up
@Just Chillin How is that relevant?
And the entirety of the south west was bought from mexico
+ the virgin islands purchase.
Or Comumbus. Please, you all know we are talking about different times and rules
America tried before because of its military position in the arctic, potential for new drilling, and your favorite CNN, Salt.
U sound stupid lol. He wants to buy Greenland to have something positive happen in his miserable excuse of a presidency. Even if Greenland was for sale and he did manage to buy it, how many more hundreds of billions of dollars would that add to the national debt? Which has already ballooned under trump to over 1 trillion dollars. The reason a recession is coming again is because trump is a dumbass, who doesn’t understand markets or how taxes work and isnt willing to listen to anyone if they dont agree with him, regardless of experience. This is the talking point president at it again trying to bullshit his way out of actually doing anything to help the economy, or the american people.
Russia probably blackmailed him to buy it so the Russians have a place to go during the invasion lol
@Marco Antonio What invasion?
@Nicholas Grey it was at 7.8 trillion under Obama and 9 trillion in 2010 so check your facts
Oof
I guess suspicion around the Epstein “suicide” is “old news” now
It’s being investigated. Gtfo
@Tomandtob Trump distanced himself from Epstein when he found out he was a pedo. Your crime boss idols the Clintons reveled in the debauchery
Epstein made you forget about the 3rd world warzone of Baltimore and millions of dollars stolen by Elijah Cummings.
Yeah puttin the bill clinton involvement to sleep again.
What do you want to be said?
“Why not call it Trumpland?”
*good one CNN. How original. Would have never thought of that one.* 😑
Yeah that was straight cancer.
Fredoland
Someone doesn’t understand sarcasm
@Cathleen Walker He does understand sarcasm – he’s simply cringing at the fact that an adult made a 1st grade joke.
CNN reaching new lows, they don’t even try anymore. You know CNN is fucked when even Piers Morgan says they are acting like children.
I recommend removing your balls from the vice before filming
tiDDies aTTic 😂😂😂😂😂
Here this middle school science guy again 🤣🤣 Simple words and pictures
Judging from your comment, you should go back to school and pay attention in English class.
Unfortunately that is what is required to inform idiotic Americans like you.
Canada last bought an island owned by another country in 1999. Better get you cheque book out 😉
Paid cash, not debt.
POTUS keeps changing the bait, and he keeps catching the same fish over and over… lol
It’s not that crazy, a lot of resources, strategic position to Russia and Europe, arctic sea trade network
Trade with Russia (Weapons,Drugs)
BrendanJ Rice But it belongs to another country. America does not own the whole world. A sane person never thinks in turn of buying another country. Now Hitler, he didn’t buy he just took, which ended very badly. The arrogance of Trump is appalling.
Yeah it’s a great idea, too bad Democrats are so obsessed with hating Trump they would cut off their own hand just so he can’t shake it.
Excellent “Global Warming”
will melt the Ice
So we can Drill for Oil
Come on All Gore, haven’t you bought up enough beach front property after fooling people to move so you can move in?
Yea, then we can put all THAT carbon into the atmosphere, and continue to cook our selves into extinction! What a great idea, Mr Potus!
Trigger – TrumpLand is perfect!
Good call for once!
When the top comments on CNN videos are of them getting Roasted, you know Trump’s still winning 😂
We should buy Iceland so we can have 100% stake in Bjork
Why not? US bought Alaska right?
Don’t buy it, TAKE IT! We would only have to send a few fishing trawlers like in the movie “Jaws.”
We should buy Donald the moon and bury him there. MAGA