Second lady Usha Vance has scrapped a plan to attend Greenland’s national dog sled race this week. But American tax dollars will help support the race anyway.
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Vice President Vance is going to Greenland this week. The itinerary has shifted
Second lady Usha Vance announced on Sunday that she would visit Greenland and watch the territory’s famed dog sled race. But now the vice president is joining, and they’ll go to a U.S. base instead.
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What Greenland’s elections mean for the island — and the U.S.
This week’s vote resulted in a win for pro-independence forces and a rejection of President Trump’s rhetoric about annexing the island.
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Greenland elections are dominated by independence and Trump’s interest in the island
Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede has framed today’s vote as a “fateful choice.” Polls show most support independence from Denmark, but the speed and timing of such a move are matters of debate.
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Red, White and Blueland? Trump’s Greenland talk sparks some colorful proposals
President Trump’s talk of acquiring Greenland has sparked creative proposals, from a bill to rename the island “Red, White and Blueland” to a satirical petition for Denmark to buy “Califørnia.”
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John Bolton on expanding into Greenland
John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, says making Greenland an American territory or commonwealth could help with security interests of “critical importance” to the United States.
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What does Trump mean when he invokes America’s ‘Manifest Destiny’?
The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desireable land from the grasp of others.
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Greenland bans foreign political donations as Trump seeks the island
The bill is aimed at protecting “Greenland’s political integrity” and will take effect immediately, according to a translation of a parliamentary document in Danish outlining the measure.
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News for Trump: Denmark’s last envoy to Greenland says U.K. may have first dibs
Denmark’s last minister for Greenland says Britain once claimed right of first refusal over the territory — because of its proximity to Canada, which Britain once ruled.
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Is Trump’s rhetoric on Greenland, Canada and Panama Canal a ‘Madman Strategy’?
The president-elect’s undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even Canada — have some experts comparing his strategy to Nixon’s “Madman Theory.”
