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Donald Trump says buying Greenland is an “absolute necessity” for the US.
US President-elect Donald Trump has said that possession and control of Greenland is an “absolute necessity” for the United States.
“For the purpose of national security and freedom around the world, the United States of America believes that possession and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Trump wrote on the Truth Social social network.
Trump did so in a post announcing that PayPal co-founder Ken Havery had been selected as the US ambassador to Denmark. Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark.
It will be recalled that Trump put forward the idea of the US acquiring Greenland in 2019 during his first presidential term. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen then dismissed the proposal as “absurd”. After this statement by the Danish Prime Minister, Trump canceled the planned…