NYT: Trump’s Greenland Acquisition Plan Includes Annual Payments Of $10,000 To All 56,000 Residents

The New York Times reports:

Last month, Mr. Trump posted a slick 90-second video on social media celebrating the “blood and bravery” of U.S. troops who took positions on the island during World War II to prevent a feared Nazi invasion after Germany occupied Denmark. Although Denmark hoped that American forces would leave after the war, they never did, and the United States still maintains a military base there.

The Trump administration is also studying financial incentives for Greenlanders, including the possibility of replacing the $600 million in subsidies that Denmark gives the island with an annual payment of about $10,000 per Greenlander. Some Trump officials believe those costs could be offset by new revenue from the extraction of Greenland’s natural resources, which include rare earth minerals, copper, gold, uranium and oil.

Read the full article. And in return for that $10,000, Greenlanders would presumably lose universal healthcare and higher education.

Trump’s Plan to Acquire Greenland Revealed, Including $10,000 Payments to Each Resident https://t.co/61CJ2Hd27K

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) April 11, 2025

Greenlanders already have universal healthcare, free education, generous pensions, and childcare through Denmark. $10K a year wouldn’t come close to covering those costs in the U.S. https://t.co/RIn7Lf2YKN

— Brian McDonald (@27khv) April 11, 2025

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2025