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Trump’s Greenland push, briefly explained

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10.01.2026
Painted houses and residential apartment blocks in Nuuk, Greenland, on November 3, 2025. | Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Welcome to The Logoff: Hi readers, this has been a breakneck news week. Here’s one big story that shouldn’t get lost in the shuffle: After Venezuela, President Donald Trump is turning his gaze to Greenland.

What is Trump trying to do? Acquire Greenland, any way he can. For now, it seems like Plan A is to try to buy it, which Denmark says is a nonstarter, or perhaps to

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