Trump’s desire for Greenland sets feelings on fire in the Arctic
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CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan went to Nuuk to hear what people were saying about President Trump’s desire for control over Greenland.
The comings and goings at Greenland’s new international airport in its capital Nuuk look a bit different of late, as journalists like me come here to see what all the fuss is about. The fuss, of course, is the result of US President Donald Trump’s interest in taking control of the massive island that is geographically part of North America but legally is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, a member of NATO, the European Union, and a US ally. I wanted to drill down on what’s here, what makes it attractive and whether the local population is welcoming or hesitant about being in Trump’s sights. “Greenland is the front door for North America,” said Tom Dans, leaning into the arguments of Greenland’s importance to US national security. I’d wanted to speak to Dans, a private equity investor with prospective interests in the Arctic who campaigned for Trump, but I hadn’t expected to see him at the airport. To be fair, Dans wasn’t hard to spot. He’s a tall Texan with one of those wide shiny smiles wealthy Americans tend to have. He was also wearing a baseball cap emblazoned with the American flag.
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