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president Donald Trump’s plan to acquire Greenland According to reports, the project could cost $700 billion, although it is extremely unpopular with Americans.
Trump vows he will take over Danish territory “no matter what” Danish and Greenlandic officials strongly rejected the statement.
The $700 billion price tag was estimated by academics and former U.S. officials For planning purposes, According to reports, more than half of the Department of Defense’s annual budget NBC News.
A senior White House official told the media that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is responsible for developing a proposal to purchase Greenland, which will be submitted to the president in the coming weeks. Rubio and Vice President Vance will meet with Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Despite outrage from European leaders, the Trump administration is moving ahead with plans to annex Greenland to the United States. Now, a new poll also shows that Trump’s plan is unpopular with Americans – nearly 75% say using force to seize the island is a bad idea.
In response to the poll, White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said Trump is “always coming up with creative ideas to strengthen national security” and echoed Trump’s assertion that Greenland faces threats from Russia and China.
“Many of the president’s predecessors recognized the strategic logic of acquiring Greenland, but only President Trump had the courage to seriously pursue the idea,” Kelly said in a statement. The Independent. “As the president has said, with Greenland in U.S. hands, NATO has become stronger and more effective, and the people of Greenland will be better served if the United States protects Greenland from modern threats in the Arctic.”
In a Truth Society post on Wednesday, Trump warned that if the United States did not acquire Greenland, “Russia or China will.”
“The United States needs Greenland for national security purposes. It is critical to the Golden Dome we are building,” Trump said. “NATO should lead the way for us to achieve this. If we don’t do it, Russia or China will, and that’s not going to happen!”
The move is unpopular with Americans, with only 17% supporting Trump’s efforts to acquire the mineral-rich island, according to a poll released on Wednesday. Reuters/Ipsos.
About 47% of Americans disapprove, and 35% are unsure. 71% of Americans, including 9 in 10 Democrats and 6 in 10 Republicans, say it is a “bad idea” to use military force to achieve Trump’s goals, while only 4% say it is a “good idea.”
The poll found that 66% of Americans said they were concerned that plans to take over Greenland would harm the NATO alliance and the U.S. alliance with Europe.
Officials in Greenland and Denmark insist the territory is not available for purchase.
“We will not be sold, we will not be swallowed up,” said Jess Berthelsen, president of Greenland’s national trade union federation SIK. The Guardian.
Besselson said the people of Greenland “cannot buy into” Trump’s assertion that the territory is “infested with Russian and Chinese ships.”
“He claims our waters are full of Russian and Chinese ships and we simply don’t see that,” the union leader told the media.
