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Trump doesn’t need to take over Greenland to score a win

Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan • 3 min read
Trump doesn’t need to take over Greenland to score a win
President Donald Trump told reporters on Jan 20 that the US needs Greenland for “security purposes.” Photo: Bloomberg
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“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen,” said Vladimir Lenin, leader of Russia’s 1917 revolution. With US President Donald Trump, however, something is always happening.

On Jan 20, the 79-year-old marked one year into his second term with a two-hour press briefing, fielding a range of questions from reporters, including his latest obsession: Greenland.

“We need it for security purposes. We need it for national security and even world security,” Trump says of his reasons for wanting to bring the Danish territory under US control.

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