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There is something deeply misaligned about the way Trump's outrage is being directed. Once again, Greenland has been dragged into a fevered political conversation— this time as a symbol of strength, security, and ambition.  President Donald Trump has revived talk of acquiring the vast Arctic island, framing it as a strategic necessity. Yet while attention drifts north toward ice and geopolitics, a far more troubling piece of American history lies to the south, largely unexamined and unresolved. In 1917, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the United States for $25 million in gold. The deal was driven by wartime fears and strategic calculations. The islands—now known as the U.S. Virgin Islands—were seen as important to protecting shipping lanes and preventing German influence in the Caribbean during World War I. It was a straightforward transaction by the standards of empire, but it came with strings attached. As part of the agreement, the United States pledged it would not chall...

While CNN, and other major networks flooded the airwaves with breathless coverage, parsing every stray remark Trump made about Greenland and wrapping it in a fog-of-war narrative, Fedlan News chose a different path. Instead of amplifying speculation, it offered a more measured view—laying out why the idea of the U.S. military attacking Greenland is not just unlikely, but implausible. That context mattered when President Donald Trump stepped onto the stage at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. The audience was already primed for a speech that would drift well beyond interest rates and trade balances. Trump did not disappoint. What followed was a familiar mix of swagger, grievance, and off-the-cuff geopolitics. And tucked into it, almost casually, was the revival of one of the strangest notions of his presidency: the idea that the United States should acquire Greenland.  Throughout his speech, Trump repeatedly took aim at European leaders, accusing them of complacency, hypocrisy,...

Greenland And Denmark Can Relax: Congress Won’t Approve A $700B Purchase - Fedlan News | FN Newsroom : Greenland and Denmark can rest easy—Congress is unlikely to approve Trump’s $700B plan to buy the island, making the ambitious proposal improbable. Donald Trump has never been subtle about his ambitions, but his renewed fixation on Greenland feels especially surreal. The island—vast, icy, and sparsely populated—has once again become the object of presidential desire. One official says Trump wants to buy it outright. Another suggests the United States could simply take it. Just days ago, Trump declared, "We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security," as if the matter were self-evident. Even setting aside the jaw-dropping $700 billion figure that has been floated in internal discussions, the idea collapses under the weight of law, politics, and reality. Greenland and Denmark, for all the noise, can rest easy. Congress would never approve such a purchase, and ther...

A Nobel Snub, A Wounded Ego, And A World At Risk: Trump’s Dangerous Meltdown - Fedlan News | FN Newsroom : When Ego Replaces Diplomacy: Trump’s Nobel Obsession, Greenland Threat, and the Return of Imperial Fantasy. Donald Trump has never hidden his appetite for spectacle, but his latest remarks suggest something darker than mere showmanship. After once again missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize, the US president reportedly told confidants he no longer feels an "obligation to think purely of peace." Shortly afterward, he sent a letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre reviving his desire for the United States to take control of Greenland. It is a sequence of events that feels less like strategy and more like a tantrum—yet also something more troubling than that. Is this the behavior of a petulant child, lashing out because he did not receive the praise he believes he deserves? Or is it the symptom of an aging leader struggling with legacy, relevance, and the fear of...