Trump looks to Greenland to cement his legacy and expand sphere of...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : "Every decision President Trump makes is in the best interest of the United States and the American people," Karoline Leavitt, a Trump spokeswoman, said in a statement to Reuters.
59% : While Trump briefly floated the possibility of acquiring Greenland during his first term, his recent comments underline how his desire is a deep-rooted ambition - not a fleeting fancy.
54% : "TRUMP'S HEROOne of Trump's heroes - former President William McKinley, who was in office from 1897 until his 1901 assassination - gained control of several foreign territories during his time in office, including Puerto Rico and Hawaii.Trump, who frequently praised McKinley on the campaign trail for his use of expansive tariffs, said in December he planned to rename Denali, indigenous Alaskans' name for North America's tallest mountain, after the 25th president.
53% : The three current and former Trump associates who are familiar with his thinking said Trump is also interested in territorial expansion as a means of creating a lasting legacy that will be remembered for generations.
52% : "Trump has portrayed a potential Greenland acquisition as a national security imperative.
48% : Trump has publicly floated takeovers of Greenland and the Panama Canal and the absorption of Canada in the United States in recent weeks.
47% : Trump advisers said they expected a shift in U.S. foreign policy resources and attention toward the Americas under a new Trump administration.
47% : That led to a series of White House meetings with Trump where advisers gave him options about how to increase U.S. influence over Greenland.
40% : It is unclear if Trump is aware of those efforts.
35% : Still, Trump is serious about using other means - like applying diplomatic or economic pressure on Denmark - to acquire the world's largest island that is not a continent, the person said.
33% : Trump was publicly rebuffed by Denmark when his ambitions became public in U.S. media reports, and his administration ultimately took no steps to try to acquire the territory.
30% : A former Trump national security adviser in Trump's 2017-2021 White House said Trump first raised the idea about buying Greenland in 2017, and then became more serious about it in 2019.
29% : "That´s why President Trump has called attention to legitimate national security and economic concerns regarding Canada, Greenland, and Panama.
28% : One person briefed on internal discussions with Trump told Reuters that the former real estate developer is unlikely to use military force to gain control over Greenland.
25% : How Trump would go about acquiring Greenland is unclear.
17% : Trump is suspicious of Chinese and Russian influence in the region, which he sees as essentially America's backyard, two Trump advisers who have been involved in Latin America policy planning said.

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