President Donald Trump’s bid for the island is an old idea without much appeal among modern drillers and miners, analysts say.
The US president says he wants Greenland for security reasons. But Greenland is not terra nullius ripe for American colonisation.
Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.
During an interview with Megyn Kelly, Rubio said that Trump's desire to purchase the Danish territory of Greenland is serious.
Donald Trump wants the United States to buy Greenland for its strategically vital resources, to bolster US security and give China a bloody nose.
Denmark is increasing military spending in the North Atlantic amid President Donald Trump’s bid to have Greenland sold or ceded to the United States.
Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish kroner ($2.05 billion) boosting its military capabilities in the Arctic – a decision that comes amid continuing furor following US President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in controlling Greenland,
Secretary of State Marco Rubio asserts that President Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland and reasserting control over the Panama Canal stems from legitimate national security threats posed by China’s growing influence in these strategic areas.
Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to transform the government.
Denmark has hit out at Donald Trump, saying it was serious when it said Greenland is not for sale. It comes after Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. President Donald Trump’s interest in acquiring the island was “not a joke”.
The D.C. fire chief has said that recovery is now underway, as bodies are pulled out of the Potomac River. With many of Trump’s executive orders and policy memos disrupting the normal function of government, could this disaster have been prevented by a competent administration?