What You Should Know About Trump and Greenland

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🗓️ 22 August 2019

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

President Trump recently mentioned that he had an interest in buying Greenland and the media went nuts. Pundits think it's crazy but how crazy is it? Why would Trump want to buy Greenland? And what's our relationship with Greenland like right now? This week our expert, Luke Coffey, talks about Greenland’s government and history, if the United States should buy Greenland, and more on why Greenland is such an important ally to the United States. Coffey is the director of Heritage’s Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy and the only analyst from an American think tank that has been to Greenland and written on it. Show Notes: Greenland Deserves the Attention Trump Is Giving Ithttps://www.heritage.org/global-politics/commentary/greenland-deserves-the-attention-trump-giving-it The Importance of Greenland to U.S. National Securityhttps://www.heritage.org/defense/report/the-importance-greenland-us-national-security

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0:00.0	From the Heritage Foundation, I'm Michelle Cordero, and this is Heritage Explains.
0:32.4	We learned this week that President Trump has expressed interest in buying the world's largest island.
0:33.3	He has been asking advisors about acquiring Greenland.
0:36.6	The major real estate proposal by President Trump.
0:39.8	CBS News has learned that Mr. Trump wants to buy Greenland.
0:44.1	He wants to buy what?
0:46.2	The Wall Street Journal reports President Trump has expressed interest in purchasing
0:51.3	Greenland. These kind of headlines were all over the news this week.
0:58.0	People love this story.
1:00.0	I suppose it's partly because they think it's funny or crazy,
1:04.0	but how crazy is it?
1:06.0	Would it be funny or crazy if President Obama said it?
1:10.0	Did you know the United States bought the U.S. Virgin Islands from Denmark would it be funny or crazy if President Obama said it?
1:15.8	Did you know the United States bought the U.S. Virgin Islands from Denmark in 1917?
1:20.9	And Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867.
1:28.9	Greenland, a little over 3,000 miles from the U.S.
1:32.1	is just a quick five-hour flight from New York City.
1:37.0	Yet it's gone largely overlooked by just about everyone for decades.
1:42.8	I'm sure you've seen photos of Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon,
1:45.6	their lava trail hikes or northern lights,
1:48.8	but Greenland, it's been pretty quiet over there.
1:55.0	Additionally, Greenland doesn't get any attention from American policymakers, considering how important they are when it comes to our national security.
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