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| Trump considers offering an annual cash bonanza for every Greenland resident |
| 2025-04-13 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] President Donald Trump is considering offering every resident of Greenland an annual cash payout as part of his campaign to win over the island. His administration has moved forward on a formal plan to acquire the Arctic island from Denmark, the New York Times reported, outlining the public relations campaign and other incentives the White House is considering. One of those options is replacing the $600 million in subsidies that Denmark gives the island with an annual payment of about $10,000 per Greenlander. Denmark insists the island is not for sale and cannot be annexed. So the Trump administration is focusing on persuasion over coercion and working on a public relations campaign to convince the population of 57,000 that they should ask to join the United States. That is likely to include advertising and social media campaigns to sway public opinion. The administration is also looking at emphasizing Greenlanders' shared heritage with the native Inuit people of Alaska, nearly 2,500 miles away. The island's Inuit population is descended from people who migrated from Alaska hundreds of years ago. And Trump officials believe what ever costs are spent to woo the islanders would be offset from new revenue extracted from Greenland’s natural resources, which include rare earth minerals, copper, gold, uranium and oil. The president could have an uphill battle. Public opinion polls have been clear that Greenlanders don't want to be part of America. In last month's election, the winning party was one that favored total independence for the island. |
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