Published 08:15 IST, August 17th 2019
After Trump shows interest to buy Greenland, Denmark hits back with a stinging jibe, offers to buy America with 'provision to relocate the President'
After reports of US President Donald Trump intending that his country should buy off Greenland, the autonomous region of Denmark, the Danish have not only rebuffed the former reality show star but also took a dig at his presidency saying that they would rather buy America as under his rule, everything in the country has been for sale.
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After reports of US President Donald Trump intending that his country should buy off Greenland, automous region of Denmark, Danish have t only rebuffed former reality show star but also took a dig at his presidency saying that y would rar buy America, as under his rule, everything in country has been for sale.
A report quoted a Danish government spokesperson saying that Greenland is t for sale, but that country's officials have ted that since 'pretty much everything in U.S, including its government has been for sale', y were interested in buying rth American nation. To rub salt into wound, spokesperson said that his country would be interested in buying entire United States except its government.
jibe did t end re. spokesperson said that one of key provision of Denmark's offer would be to relocate Donald Trump to ar country. Russia and rth Korea were cited as possible destinations. Danish spokie also said that if his country indeed bought U.S, it would provide it educational system and national health care to transform it into a great nation.
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Trump on 'buying Greenland'
As per reports, aiming to put his mark on world map, President Donald Trump h talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for U.S. A Trump ally told Associated Press on Thursday that Republican president h discussed purchase but was t serious about it. And a Republican congressional aide said Trump brought up tion of buying Greenland in conversations with lawmakers eugh times to make m wonder, but y have t taken his comments seriously. Both spoke on condition of anymity to discuss private conversations.
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Trump is set to visit Denmark next month.
U.S has been eyeing Greenland
Still, it wouldn't be first time an American leer tried to buy world's largest island, an automous territory of Denmark.In 1946, U.S. proposed to pay Denmark $100 million to buy Greenland after flirting with idea of swapping land in Alaska for strategic parts of Arctic island.
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(With ncy inputs)
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08:05 IST, August 17th 2019