Trump needs to purchase Greenland, once more, after claiming US may take again possession of Panama Canal: ‘Absolute necessity’

President-elect Donald Trump stated he needs the US to personal and management Greenland — a want he made identified throughout his first presidential time period — as he introduced his choose for US ambassador to Denmark on Sunday.

“For functions of Nationwide Safety and Freedom all through the World, america of America feels that the possession and management of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Trump stated in a press release on Fact Social.

His feedback on Greenland got here in the identical assertion Trump used to announce he has chosen PayPal co-founder Ken Howery for the ambassadorship to Denmark.

“Ken will do a beautiful job in representing the pursuits of america,” he stated.

Trump’s renewed curiosity in Greenland got here shortly after he demanded Panama return possession and management of the Panama Canal to the US, which the nation’s president vehemently stood in opposition to.

Trump beforehand indicated that he wished to buy Greenland again in 2019. On the time, he was principally drawn to the nation’s pure sources and geopolitical relevance.

Leaders in Denmark weren’t jazzed concerning the president’s insistence. The island has autonomous self-rule however remains to be inside the Kingdom of Denmark.

“Greenland will not be on the market. Greenland will not be Danish. Greenland belongs to Greenland. I strongly hope that this isn’t meant critically,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stated throughout a go to to Greenland in 2019.

Trump was annoyed by Frederiksen’s rebuttal and even canceled a gathering along with her due to her feedback on the proposed deal’s absurdity.

The plan to buy Greenland fizzled out with Trump’s time period and was completely deserted by President Joe Biden’s administration, however now Trump appears intent on reviving his undertaking after he takes again the Oval Workplace.