Previous US attempts to buy Greenland:<p>- President Harry Truman developed a geopolitical interest in Greenland and in 1946 offered to buy Greenland from Denmark for $100 million. But Denmark refused to sell.<p>- The State Department launched an inquiry into buying Greenland and Iceland in 1868. Here's a link to the published report - <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=U9lIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP13#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="nofollow">https://books.google.com/books?id=U9lIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PP13#v=one...</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlandic_independence#Moves_towards_independence" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlandic_independence#Moves...</a>:<p><i>”As part of the self-rule law of 2009 (section §21), Greenland can declare full independence if they wish to pursue it, but it would have to be approved by a referendum among the Greenlandic people. A poll in 2016 showed that there was a clear majority (64%) for full independence among the Greenlandic people, but a poll in 2017 showed that there was a clear opposition (78%) if it meant a fall in living standards.”</i><p>⇒ Why try to buy it? Offer them to become a US state and invest there if they vote to become independent, and see whether they bite.
Sure for 100 billion-1 trillian dollars. It's at least worth as much as a large startup. They should also drive up the price by letting other countries like China and Russia bid on it.<p>It probably also has a bunch of resources on it, that will be accessible once it melts. They should rename it Trumpland if the purchase happens.
I think it’s actually a really good idea. Strategically at least, it’s possible that it could be done, but I think it would first need the approval of everyone living there.