Trump has 'repeatedly expressed interest' in buying Greenland for the US

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• President Donald Trump is interested in buying Greenland for the US, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. 
• Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, is in an important geopolitical territory and the site of the US military's northernmost base.
• Former President Harry Truman attempted to buy Greenland for $100 million in gold in 1946, but Denmark refused.
• Trump is making his first trip to Denmark as president in September. 
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President Donald Trump has discussed the prospect of purchasing Greenland, the world's largest island, on multiple occasions, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

The Journal, citing people familiar with the deliberations, said Trump has "repeatedly expressed interest" in buying Greenland with "varying degrees of seriousness."

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