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In pursuit of achieving the goal of President Donald Trump, the United States government may have to pay up to 700 billion dollars if it ultimately attempts to buy Greenland, according to CBS News.
On the subject in question, Trump stated on his social media platform Truth Social that “the United States needs Greenland for national security reasons... if we don’t do it, Russia or China will, and that is not going to happen!”
The comment was also officially shared by the White House on the social media platform X, emphasizing that the president's aspiration is part of his strategic priority agenda.
The estimate of 700 billion was prepared by academics and former U.S. officials as part of preliminary analyses regarding Trump's interest in acquiring the island of nearly 800,000 square miles as a strategic buffer in the Arctic against powers like Russia and China. This amount would represent a disbursement equivalent to more than half of the annual budget of the Department of Defense.
Despite these calculations, Greenland is not for sale. Representatives of the Danish and Greenlandic authorities have emphatically rejected Trump's statements that the United States will obtain it "one way or another." Nonetheless, a senior official at the White House reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been instructed to present a formal purchase proposal in the coming weeks, describing the initiative as a "high priority" for the administration.
This Wednesday, Rubio and Vice President J.D. Vance are scheduled to meet with officials from Denmark and Greenland in Washington, who traveled to the U.S. capital to clarify the intentions and terms of Trump's proposals. The meeting comes after preliminary discussions between Danish and Greenlandic representatives and the White House National Security Council.
Although Trump has stated that he would love to "reach an agreement" with Denmark, his insistence that the United States will obtain Greenland in some way has raised concerns in Europe and in the Capitol, where some lawmakers have questioned the feasibility and political implications of the initiative.
Rejection from Greenland
Meanwhile, Greenlandic authorities have consistently expressed their rejection of any proposal for incorporation into the United States. Greenland's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt, stated upon arriving in Washington that "Greenland does not want to be owned by, governed by, or be part of the United States," reaffirming that the island chooses to remain a part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
For her part, the Minister of Business and Mineral Resources, Naaja Nathanielsen, explained that the statements from the United States have generated anxiety among the population, to the point of interfering with daily life, according to CBS News.
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