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President-Elect Donald Trump Wants to Buy Greenland.

I forgot that this had come up in the past, and apparently it’s still on the mind of the President-elect.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readDec 24, 2024
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Maybe it’s just me, but it’s finally beginning to sink in and feel real that we’re going to have Donald Trump back in office in a matter of weeks. He is about to be our President of the United States once again, and I’m sure I’m not alone in finding myself beginning to process what’s coming.

The chaos…it’s about to resume.

For instance, Donald Trump’s desire for the United States to buy Greenland is back in the news and unfortunately it’s a goal he has not forgotten.

Rebecca Shabad with NBC News writes:

“President-elect Donald Trump shared his renewed interest Sunday in the U.S. controlling the autonomous territory of Greenland, which is owned by Denmark.

“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,” Trump wrote in a statement announcing that he had chosen Ken Howery to serve as ambassador to Denmark.

Greenland’s prime minister, Mute Egede, has already rejected Trump’s remarks, saying in a statement…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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