"According to Bolton, this is, broadly speaking, Trump's modus operandi: he assumes much of the information he hears from those close to him to be true and rarely revises his positions. The idea of Greenland absorbed the National Security Council staff for months. Eight years later, Trump is not only thinking of buying the island, but even of seizing it by force."
"According to The Guardian, as Trump has intensified his threats over the vast mass of frozen territory, Lauder has acquired commercial interests in the area. It is worth reading the article the businessman published about a year ago in The New York Post, in which he declares himself an expert on Greenland and outlines the three paths that, in his view, could make the island the next frontier for the United States."
Donald Trump considered acquiring Greenland after a prominent businessman suggested the idea during the president's first term. The president often treats information from close associates as true and rarely changes positions. National Security Council staff evaluated the Greenland proposal for months. Years later the president escalated threats and even contemplated seizing the island by force. The businessman subsequently developed commercial interests in Greenland and presented himself as an expert on the territory, outlining paths to American expansion. The businessman argued that Greenland's underlying geology contains rare earth elements crucial for artificial intelligence, weapons, and strategic advantage.
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