Trump Curiosity In Shopping for Greenland “Not A Joke”, Says Marco Rubio

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President Donald Trump’s curiosity in shopping for Greenland is “not a joke,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in an interview on Thursday, including that buying Greenland was in U.S. nationwide curiosity and must be solved.

Trump has expressed curiosity in making Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, part of the U.S. since his reelection in November. He hasn’t dominated out utilizing navy or financial energy to influence Denmark handy it over.

Rubio advised Sirius XM’s The Megyn Kelly Present that Trump needs to purchase Greenland and had not dominated out navy coercion to amass it in order to not take leverage off the desk.

“This isn’t a joke,” Rubio stated.

“This isn’t about buying land for the aim of buying land. That is in our nationwide curiosity and it must be solved.”

Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede, who has stepped up a push for independence, has repeatedly stated the island just isn’t on the market and that it’s as much as its individuals to resolve their future.

Rubio within the interview stated the Arctic was going to develop into important for delivery lanes, including that america wants to have the ability to defend that and warning that U.S. rival China could search to develop its presence.

Requested if the U.S. would personal Greenland in 4 years, Rubio stated: “Clearly that is the president’s precedence and he has made that time … We’re not able but to debate precisely how we’ll proceed tactically. What I feel you’ll be able to relaxation assured of is that 4 years from now, our curiosity within the Arctic shall be safer.”

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