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Aug 21 2019
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White House Cancels Trump’s Visit to Denmark After Greenland Flap
The White House on Tuesday canceled President Trump’s planned visit to Denmark after the prime minister said she wouldn’t entertain his proposal to purchase Greenland from the Scandinavian nation.
“Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 16 2019
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Trump floated US buying Greenland, but country says it’s not for sale
President Trump has reportedly talked to his aides and allies about whether the US could buy Greenland – but the country’s foreign minister said Friday that the world’s biggest island is not on the market.
“We are open for business, but we’re NOT for sale,” Ane Lone Bagger told Reuters.
People familiar with the deliberations said Trump asked his White House counsel to look into
New York Post (News)Mar 15 2024
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Indy couple to perform in 'The Mind Tripping Show'
Christian and Katalina live in Indianapolis, Indiana. They first met in the United States Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. For the past twenty years, they’ve traveled around the world performing their show, “The Mind Tripping Show.” From Cruise Ships to Performing Arts Centers, Colleges, and Corporate Events, they’ve entertained audiences everywhere, from Argentina to Italy, Germany, Iraq,
Wish TVMar 12 2024
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Portsmouth mayor: NH bill on Pease is 'crazy' attempt to increase state control
PORTSMOUTH — Mayor Deaglan McEachern called proposed legislation seeking to remove the remaining ability for local communities to name members to the Pease Development Authority’s Board of Directors “crazy” and “ridiculous.” The power to appoint would shift away from Portsmouth and Newington and Greenland and give it to the New Hampshire governor and Executive Council. “It’s a crazy bill. I
Seacoast OnlineAug 18 2019
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'We're looking at it': Trump adviser says of potential Greenland purchase
Yes, President Donald Trump is really considering purchasing Greenland. "We're looking at it," top White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on "Fox News Sunday." That's despite the fact that Greenland's government told President Donald Trump on Friday that the island was "not for sale."
USA TODAYAug 17 2019
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Greenland Says It's 'Not For Sale' After Reports That Trump Wants To Buy It
President Trump may have been joking about wanting to buy Greenland, if he said it, but officials there want him to know: The island isn't for sale. Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, a Greenlandic politician, told Here & Now that she was "not surprised" by media reports that the U.S. president was interested in purchasing the massive, ice-covered island.
NPR (Online News)Aug 16 2019
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Trump aides look into U.S. purchasing Greenland after directives from president
President Trump has pushed top aides to investigate whether the U.S. government can purchase the giant ice-smothered island of Greenland, two people with direct knowledge of the directive said.
The presidential request has bewildered aides, some of whom continue to believe it isn’t serious, but Trump has mentioned it for weeks. The two people with knowledge of the presidential demand
Washington PostAug 22 2019
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FACT CHECK: Did Harry Truman Really Try To Buy Greenland Back In The Day?
President Trump defended the idea of buying Greenland — derided by critics within the United States and rejected by Denmark, which controls it — in part by saying the idea first came from President Harry Truman.
Is that so?
The short answer:
Yes — but it's complicated.
The long answer:
Trump's acknowledgment that he really has been talking about the United
NPR (Online News)Aug 21 2019
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Trump cancels visit with Denmark PM after she rebuffs 'absurd' idea of US buying Greenland
President Trump on Tuesday abruptly canceled a planned meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, saying there was no point to the trip after Frederiksen called the idea that the U.S. might buy Greenland from Denmark "absurd" -- and insisted there would be no Copen-haggling about it.
Trump had been expected to visit Denmark on Sept. 2-3 as part of his trip to Europe, but
Fox News (Online News)Aug 16 2019
Headline Roundup
President Trump Reportedly Interested in Buying Greenland
President Donald Trump has looked into acquiring Greenland, the world's largest island, reportedly to capitalize on its largely untapped land and natural resources.
Media coverage from all sides of the political spectrum has framed the situation as interesting and peculiar; most reporting focused on whether or not the idea was a serious or achievable one, and also on the fact that
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