Published 2 months ago • Greenland • Updated 2 months ago

Why Does Trump Want to Own Greenland? Good, Old-Fashioned Greed

In early January, Donald Trump Jr. Visited Greenland to support his father's intentions to acquire the territory from Denmark, potentially with the backing of Elon Musk.
Greenland's Indigenous Kalaallit people, making up 88% of the population, largely oppose Trump's ambitions to acquire the island, with 85% opposing U.S. Control according to recent surveys.
The island is rich in critical minerals, with estimates of six million tons of graphite, 106 kilotons of copper, and 235 kilotons of lithium available for extraction.
Greenland's Prime Minister, M�te Egede, stated, 'We are not for sale and will never be for sale,' highlighting the local opposition to Trump’s plans.

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The Heart (or Graphite) of Greed

Why Donald Trump’s Obsession with Greenland Is All About China.

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The Heart (or Graphite) of Greed: Why Donald Trump’s Obsession with Greenland Is All About China

( Tomdispatch.com ) – In early January, Donald Trump Jr.’s private plane landed on a snowy airfield in Greenland. There was little fanfare upon his arrival, but his 14 million social-media fans were certainly tagging along. “Greenland coming in hot…well, actually really really cold!!!” President Trump’s eldest son captioned a video he posted on X. It was shot from the cockpit of the plane, where a “Trumpinator” bobblehead (a figurine of his fath…

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