US EditionThe Battle for Greenland: The Billionaire Behind Donald Trump’s Obsession
Ronald Lauder, a major Trump donor, co-owns Greenland Water Bank and seeks hydroelectric projects amid local and Danish security concerns over US influence.
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Billionaires’ Dreams of a Cryptostate Undergird Trump’s Push for Greenland
President Donald Trump started his second term with his sights set on Greenland. When Trump first proposed buying the Arctic nation during his first administration, it was treated like a joke. But in a subsequent phone call with Denmark’s prime minister, who controls the autonomous territory’s foreign policy, the president doubled down on his efforts to seize power. In the “aggressive and… Source
The makeup billionaire behind Trump's goal to take Greenland
Donald Trump's plan to annex Greenland to the United States comes from his first term, and it is the fault of one of his friends, businessman Ronald Lauder, who put the idea in his head and wants to take advantage of the island's resources.Although since his return to the White House Donald Trump expressed his intentions to control Greenland as a national security measure in the face of the threat from China and Russia, the commercial interests …
Donald Trump's interest in Greenland was further shaken from his first mandate by the business man Ronald Lauder, an old friend of the president, who had a direct business interest in the Danish territory, told The Guardian John...
RECIT - The US President's fixation creates a singular and unprecedented crisis, making his management particularly complicated.
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