No joke: trump really does want to buy greenland
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President Trump on Sunday confirmed that his administration has discussed buying Greenland from Denmark, comparing the idea to “a large real estate deal” and suggesting the island would be
of strategic value to the United States. Speaking to reporters, the president confirmed reports that first appeared on Thursday in The Wall Street Journal that he had asked administration
officials to look into the possibility of purchasing the self-governing Danish territory. “It’s just something we’ve talked about,” he said. “Denmark essentially owns it. We’re very good
allies with Denmark. We’ve protected Denmark like we protect large portions of the world, so the concept came up.” READ THIS STORY FOR FREE To continue reading, sign up for our newsletters
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