Denmark has vocally rejected Donald Trump’s claims to its autonomous territory, but the US President remains determined to take control of the island.
The Trump administration is feverishly number-crunching to figure out the price tag for controlling the autonomous territory of Denmark, insiders told the outlet.
As for how to obtain Greenland, one option under analysis is to offer a sweeter deal to the government of Greenland than Denmark, which currently pumps about $600 million a year into the island.
“The point is, ‘We’ll pay you more than Denmark does,’” one official reportedly said.
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«The people of Greenland will have self-determination», JD said, adding, «We hope they choose to partner with the United States because we’re the only nation on earth that RESPECTS THEIR SOVEREIGNTY.» pic.twitter.com/zZHzv99Ae6
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“100 percent,” he told NBC News on Saturday. When asked whether a takeover might involve force, he quipped that there is a “good possibility that we could do it without military force” but that “I don’t take anything off the table.”
