President-elect Donald Trump has announced his renewed interest in the U.S. acquiring Greenland, a self-governing territory belonging to Denmark. Trump stated that Greenland's control is 'an absolute necessity' for national security and global freedom. Greenland's prime minister has rejected Trump's proposal, affirming that Greenland is not for sale. This is not the first time Trump has expressed interest in purchasing Greenland. During his first term, he made several attempts to explore the possibility, but was ultimately met with resistance from Denmark.
President-elect Donald Trump renewed his interest Sunday in the U.S. controlling the autonomous territory of Greenland , which is owned by Denmark . Trump stated that 'For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,' in a statement announcing that he chose Ken Howery to serve as ambassador to Denmark .
Greenland's prime minister, Mute Egede, has already rejected Trump's remarks, saying in a statement, “Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.' Trump had floated purchasing Greenland during his first term as president, on multiple occasions. He told reporters in 2019 about the island, “Strategically it’s interesting, and we’d be interested, but we’ll talk to them a little bit.” “First we have to find out whether or not they have any interest,” he added. “They’re losing a tremendous amount of money, so we’ll see what happens.” At that point, Denmark said that Greenland was not for sale, which caused Trump to cancel a trip he had scheduled to the country. He said in a tweet that Denmark is 'a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time.” A former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security under Trump, Miles Taylor, told MSNBC in 2020 that Trump had asked him and other officials in 2018 whether the U.S. could swap Greenland for Puerto Rico because, in Trump’s words, “Puerto Rico was dirty and the people were poor.' He said the conversation occurred before DHS officials traveled to Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, to help with the recovery from Hurricane Maria
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