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[7] [8] [5] [1] The British acted after John Douglas Hazen successfully proposed at the Imperial War Conference that the British Empire buy Greenland for Canada to prevent the United States from acquiring it. [9] Since 1823 the United States has, in the Monroe Doctrine, opposed expansion of foreign sovereignty in the Americas. [10]
In August 2019, President Trump confirmed to reporters that he was interested in purchasing Greenland, an idea that raised both curiosity and debate. "Denmark essentially owns it," Trump said.
In December 2024, President-elect Trump jokingly suggested Canada consider becoming the 51st U.S. state during a tense meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau over trade deficits and border security. He later referred to Trudeau as the “Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada.” [21] [22]
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In 2017, the Danish government declined a proposal from China to purchase an abandoned naval base on Greenland over concerns the arrangement would strain its relations with the United States. American president Donald Trump discussed the idea of purchasing Greenland with senior advisers.
$100 Million: That’s how much President Harry Truman offered Denmark to purchase Greenland back in 1946, a deal the Danes turned down. According to a Wall Street Journal report Thursday ...
Trump: Buying Greenland Could Be 'Real Estate Deal'
On 20 August 2019, President Donald Trump abruptly postponed a state visit to Denmark just days before after the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had declined Trump's offer to buy Greenland, saying that the island is not for sale. [33] [34]