Republican strategist Scott Jennings said Tuesday that buying Greenland from Denmark would be a “huge legacy” for President-elect Donald Trump, saying the United States needs the “vital” territory.
President Trump said on Monday: post Truth Social argued that the United States should buy Greenland, and had already considered buying Greenland from Denmark during his first term as president, but the Danish government refused. Jennings said the world’s largest island “would be a great thing to have.” (Related: ‘Are you saying I’m not a Christian?’: Scott Jennings furious when CNN host uses religion to call Jordan Neely a ‘victim’)
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“We need Greenland. Greenland is great,” Jennings said, questioning his decision to give “bonus points” to Democratic strategist Maria Cardona, who appeared on the show on short notice. , told CNN News Central co-host Kate Bolduan. “Have you ever played Monopoly? For example, the first row of properties is, well, cheap, maybe I don’t need them – you need them. These are important characteristics. I I support Greenland. I wanted him to do it before. I want him to do it now.”
The United States has formally expressed interest in acquisitions for decades with President Harry S. Truman Offerings In 1946, Denmark offered $100 million in exchange for the island. Operated by the US Air Force Tooele Air Force Base On the island.
Biden administration name changed Citing Greenland’s “cultural heritage,” Thule Air Base will become Pitufik Cosmodrome in 2023.
“I have volunteered personally and on television to be military governor if we actually took control of Greenland,” Jennings said. “This is a great idea and I know everyone is laughing about it, but if he accomplishes this within four years, it will be a great legacy for Donald Trump.”
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