The developments related to Greenland have grown very interesting recently.
President-elect Donald Trump tasked his pick for Ambassador to Denmark with persuading the Danes to sell us the resource-rich Arctic land.
Shortly afterward, a major power outage struck Greenland due to a downed transmission line. The blackout left the region dark when temperatures dropped below -27 degrees Fahrenheit (-33°C).
Shortly afterward, Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede called for independence from Denmark, marking a significant shift in the rhetoric surrounding the Arctic island’s future.
Now. Trump’s son is visiting Greenland. However, reports indicate he is not there to try to cut a deal but to obtain video footage for a podcast.
The younger Trump is going for a day trip to shoot video content for podcasting and will not be meeting with any government officials or political figures, according to a person familiar with the plans who was not authorized to speak publicly….Danish broadcaster DR cited the head of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Mininnguaq Kleist, in reporting that Trump Jr. would be arriving Tuesday for a private visit, and there are no inquiries about a meeting with the Greenland government.
His reception was not icy, though it was filled with ice.
He appears to be enjoying his visit:
And it looks like the Greenlanders might be amenable to joining MAGA.
Maybe there could be a deal….
Perhaps President Trump’s best move might be to persuade Greenland to become an independent territory of this nation, like Guam.
For example, Greenland might enjoy an array of economic benefits. For example, it would have access to the U.S. dollar as an official currency, providing monetary stability. Citizenship might be a perk, using the Guam example, as Greenlanders would be considered US citizens and enjoy the benefits of this legal classification.
Greenland could receive federal funding from the U.S. treasury as a U.S. territory. Being an independent territory, it could follow Guam’s path and offer certain tax benefits for residents, including lower income tax rates than many U.S. states.
Additionally, Greenlanders could vote for their Governor and the nation could enjoy protection from the US military (which promises to be more robust under the Trump administration).
Meanwhile, the Danes are trying to woo back Greenland with money and sweet nothings.
Hours after President-elect Trump’s latest intervention, the Danish government announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland. Danish Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen described the announcement’s timing as an “irony of fate”.On Monday Denmark’s King Frederik X changed the royal coat of arms to more prominently feature representations of Greenland and the Faroe Islands.Some have seen this as a rebuke to Trump, but it could also prove controversial with Greenland’s separatist movement.King Frederik used his New Year’s address to say the Kingdom of Denmark was united “all the way to Greenland”, adding “we belong together”
However, if Greenland does go independent, I totally volunteer to be its Ambassador. I really need to get out of California, and I am willing to handle a little snow and ice to do so.
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