Greenland And Denmark Can Relax: Congress Won’t Approve A $700B Purchase - Fedlan News | FN Newsroom
Greenland And Denmark Can Relax: Congress Won’t Approve A $700B Purchase - Fedlan News | FN Newsroom : Greenland and Denmark can rest easy—Congress is unlikely to approve Trump’s $700B plan to buy the island, making the ambitious proposal improbable. Donald Trump has never been subtle about his ambitions, but his renewed fixation on Greenland feels especially surreal. The island—vast, icy, and sparsely populated—has once again become the object of presidential desire. One official says Trump wants to buy it outright. Another suggests the United States could simply take it. Just days ago, Trump declared, "We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security," as if the matter were self-evident. Even setting aside the jaw-dropping $700 billion figure that has been floated in internal discussions, the idea collapses under the weight of law, politics, and reality. Greenland and Denmark, for all the noise, can rest easy. Congress would never approve such a purchase, and ther...