Controversy
Donald Trump
Scott Sumner
Rasmus Jarlov
Dana Perino
Alan Mendoza
Malte Humpert
Mette Frederiksen
Alexander B. Gray
Mike Shedlock
Kuupik V. Kleist
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Status:Open

Will the US Buy Greenland?

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Claims

Alan Mendoza
Alan Mendoza"[T]he idea of the US buying Greenland "isn't as mad as it sounds."Mar 13, 2024
Rasmus Jarlov
Rasmus Jarlov"I can guarantee you that there is no way we [the Danish parliament] would approve independence so that you [the US] could buy Greenland."Jan 14, 2025
Malte Humpert
Malte Humpert"This idea [the US buying Greenland] remains as ludicrous as it was in 2019."Dec 24, 2024
Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen"Greenland is not for sale."Jan 09, 2025
Kuupik V. Kleist
Kuupik V. Kleist"I don't see anything in the future that would pave the way for a sale [of Greenland]."Jan 07, 2025
Mute Bourup Egede
Mute Bourup Egede"We don't want to be Americans."Jan 18, 2025
Howard Kurtz
Howard Kurtz"[T]he overwhelming likelihood is that the status of Greenland, the Panama Canal and rebellious Republicans won't change in the second term."Dec 24, 2024
Alan Mendoza
Alan Mendoza"The chances of any successful bid [for buying Greenland] are slim."Mar 13, 2024
Mute Bourup Egede
Mute Bourup Egede"Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale."Dec 23, 2024
Mette Frederiksen
Mette Frederiksen"There is a lot of support among the people of Greenland that Greenland is not for sale and will not be in the future either."Jan 10, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump"I'm sure that Denmark will come along [and sell Greenland]."Jan 21, 2025
Dana Perino
Dana Perino"I actually think that the United States might make some sort of purchase."Dec 11, 2024
Scott Sumner
Scott Sumner"[T]he Greenlanders would be unlikely to sell [their territory]."May 17, 2022
Alexander B. Gray
Alexander B. Gray"I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that he [Trump] could do a direct purchase [for Greenland]."Jan 14, 2025
Mike Shedlock
Mike Shedlock"If we [the US] offered all 59,000 people [of Greenland] $2 million each, we could buy Greenland for $118 billion."Jan 14, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump"To the people of Greenland, which is needed by the United States for National Security purposes and, who want the U.S. to be there, and we will!"Jan 14, 2025
Aaja Chemnitz
Aaja Chemnitz"We're open for business. We're not for sale."Dec 27, 2024
The Prime Minister's Office (Denmark)
The Prime Minister's Office (Denmark)Greenland isn't for sale, "but open for cooperation."Dec 24, 2024
Lars Lokke Rasmussen
Lars Lokke Rasmussen"Greenland will become independent, though hardly with an ambition to become a federal state in the United States."Jan 14, 2025
Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott"It's hard to believe that Greenland, having got to the situation of seeking and closely gaining independence from Denmark, will then transfer a new dependence to the United States of America."Jan 09, 2025


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