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Yes, Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland
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August 20, 2019
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6:09Now PlayingPresident Trump told reporters that he would be interested in the United States purchasing Greenland. Here is why he would want to acquire a land that is plentiful in natural resources and also crippled by global warming.
SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
No Joke: Trump Really Does Want To Buy Greenland
Trump inquires about US buying Greenland, but it's not for sale
The Greenland Gold Rush: Promise and Pitfalls of Greenland’s Energy and Mineral Resources
NASA scientists flew over Greenland to track melting ice. They took some sobering photos
President Trump Eyes a New Real-Estate Purchase: Greenland
Greenland’s National Day, the Home Rule Act (1979), and the Act on Self-Government (2009)
Historian Claiming US tried to buy Greenland
1868: US Considers Buying Iceland and Greenland
The World of 1898: The Spanish American War
Virgin Islands History
US Territorial Acquisitions
Is Iceland Really Green and Greenland Really Icy?
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