Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s administration is considering offering each gronellands an annual check of $ 10,000 as part of the plan to take control of the Danish Island. A “persuasion / non -invasion” strategy.
President Trump’s longstanding goal of complaining to Grolândia to America Official policy passed from rhetoric from the US, as the White House advances with a formal plan to acquire the island from Denmark.
According to, the Trump administration is studying financial incentives for the gronesees, including the possibility of replacing the $ 600 million in subsidies that Denmark gives the island for an annual payment of about 10,000 dollars per gronendese.
Republican executive representatives consider that the cost of such payment could be compensated for revenues from the extraction of natural resources from the territory, which could include rare lands, copper, gold, uranium and oil.
The US want to explore this way to attach the Arctic Island due to its strategic importance and to convince its inhabitants that Denmark abandoned themin a strategy that NYT designates “Persuasion / Non -Invasion“The check in question could be used to mobilize them for the cause of President Trump, says the newspaper.
Donald Trump has insisted on the need for Aa Gronelândia, alleging “defensive and offensive” reasons.
Granelândia is officially a. It was a Danish colony until 1953, when it was redefined as Denmark district, and has about 56,000 inhabitants living in 20% of the territory that are not covered by ice or snow.
“We need Grolândia for national security And even for international security, and we are working with everyone involved to try to happen, ”Trump told Congress in March, while the local government stressed that the island is not for sale or wants to be American.
Fired military commander
In the midst of the controversy triggered by Washington’s intentions, the US Vice President, JD Vancevisited in March the American space base located there with his wife, Usha Vance, but the fact that he did not have an official invitation from local authorities made your trip was limited to this enclave.
Vance accused Denmark of not protecting Granelândia “Very aggressive raids from Russia, China and other nations,” without specifying the alleged aggression.
This Friday, the Pentagon announced the resignation of the colonel Susannah Meyer, Commander of the US military base, after being found that the commander had sent a letter to all who were under his command, distancing himself from Vance’s position when his visit.
“I do not intend to understand the current policyBut what I know is that the concerns of the American administration discussed by Vice President Vance on Friday do not reflect the Pituffik space base, ”said Myers, according to the.
A coronel Susannah Meyers “was fired for loss of confidence In its leadership capacity, ”says the statement issued by the Space Force, responsible for the Arctic base, quoted by.“ The US Army will not tolerate Actions that subvert President Donald Trump’s agenda“.