American entrepreneur Elon Musk called on the candidate for the post of ambassador to Denmark, former US ambassador to Sweden and entrepreneur Ken Howery to “help America get Greenland.”
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“Congratulations! Help America get Greenland!” – Musk wrote on social network X, commenting on Howery’s post in which he thanked US President-elect Donald Trump for his nomination for the post of ambassador to Denmark.
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Trump previously called it an “absolute necessity” for the United States to own Greenland, thus commenting on his decision to appoint a new American ambassador to Denmark.
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Greenland was a colony of Denmark until 1953. It remains part of the kingdom, but in 2009 it received autonomy with the possibility of self-government and independent choice in internal politics.
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In 2019, a series of publications appeared in the media that Trump was considering the possibility of purchasing Greenland. Trump himself later confirmed to reporters that he was interested in this issue “strategically.” At the same time, Greenland said that the island was not for sale, and in Denmark they expressed hope that Trump was joking, calling the very idea of sale absurd.
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Former US Department of Homeland Security official Miles Taylor said in an interview with MSNBC in August 2020 that Trump was interested in whether Puerto Rico could be traded for Greenland.
