Trump tweets image of enormous Trump Tower on Greenland
US president pledges ‘not to do this’ but residents of the
icy island have hardly warmed to his interest
Lauren Gambino in Washington
@laurenegambino
Tue 20 Aug 2019 03.57 BST Last modified on Tue 20 Aug 2019
06.44 BST
Donald Trump may still want to purchase Greenland – but the
US president has no plans to embellish the island’s coast with a Trump Tower.
On Monday night, Trump tweeted an edited photo of a coastal
town dotted with colorful homes – all dwarfed by a golden skyscraper bearing
the US president’s name.
“I promise not to
do this to Greenland!” Trump said.
Donald J. Trump
✔
@realDonaldTrump
I promise not to do this to Greenland!
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The tweet came a day after he confirmed news reports that he
was mulling the idea of buying the autonomous Danish territory, though he has
acknowledged that such a deal is “not No 1 on the burner”.
Front of mind, perhaps, are warnings from economists that
the US economy is teetering toward a recession. But Trump, ever the
businessman, apparently cannot resist the prospect of what he has called
“essentially a large real estate deal” with miles of coastline.
“Strategically it’s interesting and we’d be interested but
we’ll talk to them a little bit,” Trump told reporters on Sunday.
News of the president’s interest in buying the icy island
were met internationally with roars of laughter. But on the island and in
Denmark, the response ranged from incredulous to indignant.
“I think he’s crazy,” one resident told CBS. Another said
the idea felt “patronizing”.
The Danish prime minister has called any discussion of a
sale “absurd”.
“Greenland is not for sale,” said Mette Frederiksen, the
Danish prime minister. “Greenland is not Danish. Greenland belongs to
Greenland. I strongly hope that this is not meant seriously.”
“We are open for business, but we’re not for sale,”
Greenland’s foreign minister, Ane Lone Bagger, said.
Trump is scheduled to visit Denmark in September, as part of
a trip to Europe.
Earlier on Monday, Trump’s son Eric shared the same photo of
a Trump Tower in Greenland on Instagram.
He wrote: “I don’t know about you guys but I love the
concept of buying Greenland.”
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