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Greenland’s icy landscape may not match its name, but its potential value certainly does.
President Donald Trump is, once again, openly pining for the U.S. to take over Greenland. His administration says it’s weighing a range of options to acquire the Danish island territory, including using the U.S. military or buying it outright.
Denmark and its European allies in NATO – the military alliance co-founded by the U.S. – have repeatedly stated that Greenland is not for sale. But Trump’s rhetoric about Greenland has flared back up in the days since the U.S. military entered Venezuela and captured that country’s leader.
The prospect of the U.S. buying Greenland is “currently being actively discussed by the president and his national security team,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Wednesday. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he plans to discuss Greenland with Danish officials next week.
