Trump cancels Denmark trip because he can't buy Greenland

"Based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments... I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time." [View in browser]( [Image]( AUGUST 20, 2019 [Image] On Tuesday, the president of the United States [decided to postpone]( an upcoming meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen after she rebuffed his interest in buying Greenland, and said Trump’s comments about the U.S. buying the Danish territory were "absurd.” "Greenland is not for sale," she told Greenlandish media on Sunday. "Greenland is not Danish. Greenland belongs to Greenland. [I strongly hope that this is not meant seriously.](" But apparently, President Trump did mean it seriously. “Denmark is a very special country with incredible people,” Trump tweeted Tuesday evening. “But based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time....” Trump's cancellation of the entire visit, including an official state visit with the Queen of Denmark, came as a surprise, as Trump told reporters that the trip was unrelated to his desire to purchase Greenland. "Not for this reason at all," Trump said Sunday. "But we're looking at it." Technically a part of North America, Greenland is between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, and between Canada and Europe. It’s an autonomous Danish territory with a population of more than 50,000 and has natural resources such as coal and uranium. 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