When it was first revealed in August that President Trump wanted to purchase Greenland from Denmark, many Danes initially assumed it was a joke. It was not until President Trump postponed a visit to Copenhagen — citing the Danish government’s lack of interest in selling the autonomous island — that many Danes realized he was serious about this idea.
Washington Post: A Ukrainian twist in Trump’s Greenland ‘debacle’ has Danes puzzled
US President Donald Trump walks out of the White House in Washington, DC, Nov. 2, 2019, as he travels to New York city.
