 "How much will it cost Trump to acquire Greenland? White House preparing an estimate")
The White House is preparing an estimate of how much it would take to occupy Greenland, according to Washington Post.
US President Donald Trump has vowed to annex Denmark’s Greenland island and has threatened a military invasion for the purpose as well. Greenland is one of the many foreign territories that he wants to annex — others being the nation of Canada, the Panama Canal, and the Gaza Strip.
The Post has reported that White House is preparing an estimate of how much it would cost to provide government services to Greenland’s population of around 55,000 once the United States occupies it. The White House is also estimating how much income can be generated from the island’s natural resources.
Among the reasons cited to annex Greenland are the island’s purported natural resources, ranging from unexplored oil and critical and rare earth minerals.
The newspaper has reported that the White House is planning to throw more money at islanders than the Danish government to convince them that the US occupation would be better than the Danish rule. Currently, the Danish government subsidises life on the island with around $600 million a year.
“This is a lot higher than that. The point is, ‘We’ll pay you more than Denmark does.’ There is a discussion about what would be the cost-benefit to the United States of America if we were to acquire Greenland. What would it cost us to maintain Greenland as a United States territory?” one official familiar with the plans told the newspaper.
The official added that the estimate would be based on the premise “if the Greenlanders vote and support this”. This indicates that the scenario under consideration does not amount for an invasion and forced occupation — at least for now.
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More Shorts“If we acquire it, then what does it cost us to take care of these people as part of our Arctic umbrella?” the official further said.
The report comes just days after a provocative visit to Greenland by Vice President JD Vance. He had said that the island had to come under US control because the “desires” of Trump to control the island could not be ignored. He further accused the Danish government of not doing enough to the island.
Vance sad, “Our message to Denmark is very simple. You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland. You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people. We can’t just ignore this place. We can’t just ignore the president’s desires, but most importantly, we can’t ignore what I said earlier, which is the Russian and Chinese encroachment in Greenland. We have to do more.”
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