"I Promise Not To Do This To Greenland": Donald Trump Tweets A Photo Of Huge Trump Tower In Tiny Village In Greenland
August 21, 2019
US President Donald Trump appears to be making light of his own idea of buying Greenland from Denmark, tweeting a doctored photo of Trump Tower looming over a small village in the Arctic territory.
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Why does Trump need Greenland?
Mr Trump on Sunday confirmed the idea of buying the semi-autonomous Danish territory had been discussed within his administration. The U.S. operates a military base on the island and previous administrations have tried to acquire it twice before, given its strategic importance in the North Atlantic.