>US President Donald Trump has vowed to annex Denmark’s Greenland island and has threatened a military invasion for the purpose as well. Greenland is one of the many foreign territories that he wants to annex — others being the nation of Canada, the Panama Canal, and the Gaza Strip.
>The Post has reported that White House is preparing an estimate of how much it would cost to provide government services to Greenland’s population of around 55,000 once the United States occupies it. The White House is also estimating how much income can be generated from the island’s natural resources.
>Among the reasons cited to annex Greenland are the island’s purported natural resources, ranging from unexplored oil and critical and rare earth minerals.
>The newspaper has reported that the White House is planning to throw more money at islanders than the Danish government to convince them that the US occupation would be better than the Danish rule. Currently, the Danish government subsidises life on the island with around $600 million a year.
>“This is a lot higher than that. The point is, ‘We’ll pay you more than Denmark does.’ There is a discussion about what would be the cost-benefit to the United States of America if we were to acquire Greenland. What would it cost us to maintain Greenland as a United States territory?” one official familiar with the plans told the newspaper
>The official added that the estimate would be based on the premise “if the Greenlanders vote and support this”. This indicates that the scenario under consideration does not amount for an invasion and forced occupation — at least for now.
>“If we acquire it, then what does it cost us to take care of these people as part of our Arctic umbrella?” the official further said.
>The report comes just days after a provocative visit to Greenland by Vice President JD Vance. He had said that the island had to come under US control because the “desires” of Trump to control the island could not be ignored. He further accused the Danish government of not doing enough to the island.
>Vance sad, “Our message to Denmark is very simple. You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland. You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people. We can’t just ignore this place. We can’t just ignore the president’s desires, but most importantly, we can’t ignore what I said earlier, which is the Russian and Chinese encroachment in Greenland. We have to do more.”
bleachinjection on
Giving Americans money: COMMUNISM
Giving Greenlanders money: NOT SURE BUT VERY COOL
TF_dia on
Honestly, I wanna ask them, point blank, how much money Xi would need to pay them to allow the USA be annexed by China.
The mere idea is an insult to the Greenlandic and Danish people, insinuating that their own sense of national pride is for sale.
DramaticBush on
Honestly Greenland could play this into a very beneficial situation for themselves. But then again Trump is a skeezy liar and I wouldn’t trust anything he promises them.
sigh2828 on
Why is the president sending tax payer dollars to a foreign country????
battywombat21 on
these people ever study the Falkland Islands?
What am I saying, of course they have no fucking idea what that is.
redflowerbluethorns on
And the people who objected to spending “money” in Ukraine aNd NoT iN oUr OwN cOuNtRy will surely object to this, right?
GreatnessToTheMoon on
Imagine being this obsessed over a sheet of ice
Tasty-Pie on
Mr “let’s defund everything” planning to add a new billion dollar a year expense 💀
DrowArcher on
You know what?
This could have been smart.
Why the heck didn’t the new admin began this whole project with this? Going to the Greenlanders and the Danes with actual numbers, rather than anything with the words ‘use of force’ or ‘armed forces’ might have actually got the administration closer to their stated objective of getting Greenland.
The admin says they hate the green revolution, but use international political capital like it grows on trees, Jesus.
Jigsawsupport on
1 This is a fucking awful and dangerous precedent, the idea that you can annex nations or rip strategic regions from other nations by attempting to bribe the populace is the pathway to hell.
To use a absurd example New Orleans is a very nice city, it has strong French cultural links, as such it and its surrounding area should be a EU city state, lets bribe the populace with a sweet heart deal.
After all what is there not to love, local governance, European style Healthcare, more government spending.
And of course since it sits on one of the most critical economic arteries of the US, that can be taxed as it passes by, making the whole thing very lucrative.
Oh wait the US is marshalling for war because of course it is, because its a direct attack on its sovereignty.
2 This is just the start of a putinesk annexation campaign, “We offer a Billion Trillion dollars for every man, woman and child”.
Option A Denmark lets the whole farce continue, inevitable referendum disruption, inevitable massive foreign influence, impossible to run a fair referendum under such circumstances.
If the US wins inevitable betrayal of the Greenlanders as they get squat.
If the US looses, claims of election fixing, US invades.
Option B Denmark tells the US to stuff it.
America claims that Denmark is suppressing the desires of the Greenlandic people, Us Invades.
Congress has to make a stand and prevent any money for this, it would be the end of NATO just as a start.
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>The White House is preparing an estimate of how much it would take to occupy Greenland, according to [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/01/trump-greenland-us-territory-cost/).
>US President Donald Trump has vowed to annex Denmark’s Greenland island and has threatened a military invasion for the purpose as well. Greenland is one of the many foreign territories that he wants to annex — others being the nation of Canada, the Panama Canal, and the Gaza Strip.
>The Post has reported that White House is preparing an estimate of how much it would cost to provide government services to Greenland’s population of around 55,000 once the United States occupies it. The White House is also estimating how much income can be generated from the island’s natural resources.
>Among the reasons cited to annex Greenland are the island’s purported natural resources, ranging from unexplored oil and critical and rare earth minerals.
>The newspaper has reported that the White House is planning to throw more money at islanders than the Danish government to convince them that the US occupation would be better than the Danish rule. Currently, the Danish government subsidises life on the island with around $600 million a year.
>“This is a lot higher than that. The point is, ‘We’ll pay you more than Denmark does.’ There is a discussion about what would be the cost-benefit to the United States of America if we were to acquire Greenland. What would it cost us to maintain Greenland as a United States territory?” one official familiar with the plans told the newspaper
>The official added that the estimate would be based on the premise “if the Greenlanders vote and support this”. This indicates that the scenario under consideration does not amount for an invasion and forced occupation — at least for now.
>“If we acquire it, then what does it cost us to take care of these people as part of our Arctic umbrella?” the official further said.
>The report comes just days after a provocative visit to Greenland by Vice President JD Vance. He had said that the island had to come under US control because the “desires” of Trump to control the island could not be ignored. He further accused the Danish government of not doing enough to the island.
>Vance sad, “Our message to Denmark is very simple. You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland. You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people. We can’t just ignore this place. We can’t just ignore the president’s desires, but most importantly, we can’t ignore what I said earlier, which is the Russian and Chinese encroachment in Greenland. We have to do more.”
Giving Americans money: COMMUNISM
Giving Greenlanders money: NOT SURE BUT VERY COOL
Honestly, I wanna ask them, point blank, how much money Xi would need to pay them to allow the USA be annexed by China.
The mere idea is an insult to the Greenlandic and Danish people, insinuating that their own sense of national pride is for sale.
Honestly Greenland could play this into a very beneficial situation for themselves. But then again Trump is a skeezy liar and I wouldn’t trust anything he promises them.
Why is the president sending tax payer dollars to a foreign country????
these people ever study the Falkland Islands?
What am I saying, of course they have no fucking idea what that is.
And the people who objected to spending “money” in Ukraine aNd NoT iN oUr OwN cOuNtRy will surely object to this, right?
Imagine being this obsessed over a sheet of ice
Mr “let’s defund everything” planning to add a new billion dollar a year expense 💀
You know what?
This could have been smart.
Why the heck didn’t the new admin began this whole project with this? Going to the Greenlanders and the Danes with actual numbers, rather than anything with the words ‘use of force’ or ‘armed forces’ might have actually got the administration closer to their stated objective of getting Greenland.
The admin says they hate the green revolution, but use international political capital like it grows on trees, Jesus.
1 This is a fucking awful and dangerous precedent, the idea that you can annex nations or rip strategic regions from other nations by attempting to bribe the populace is the pathway to hell.
To use a absurd example New Orleans is a very nice city, it has strong French cultural links, as such it and its surrounding area should be a EU city state, lets bribe the populace with a sweet heart deal.
After all what is there not to love, local governance, European style Healthcare, more government spending.
And of course since it sits on one of the most critical economic arteries of the US, that can be taxed as it passes by, making the whole thing very lucrative.
Oh wait the US is marshalling for war because of course it is, because its a direct attack on its sovereignty.
2 This is just the start of a putinesk annexation campaign, “We offer a Billion Trillion dollars for every man, woman and child”.
Option A Denmark lets the whole farce continue, inevitable referendum disruption, inevitable massive foreign influence, impossible to run a fair referendum under such circumstances.
If the US wins inevitable betrayal of the Greenlanders as they get squat.
If the US looses, claims of election fixing, US invades.
Option B Denmark tells the US to stuff it.
America claims that Denmark is suppressing the desires of the Greenlandic people, Us Invades.
Congress has to make a stand and prevent any money for this, it would be the end of NATO just as a start.