【Trump raises acquisition price, $1 million per Greenlandic person】
Trump claimed in Davos, Switzerland that he would rule out the use of force to seize Greenland Island, and said he had reached a framework agreement with NATO Secretary General Rutte. However, according to a report by the UK's Daily Mail on January 22, Trump is preparing to increase his financial efforts, considering offering each Greenlandic person $1 million, but with the condition that the Greenlanders must hold a referendum and join the United States.
According to previous reports, Trump's advisors proposed a price of up to $10,000 per Greenlandic person, but this plan was unanimously opposed by the Greenlanders. It is worth noting that the main reason for the Greenlanders' unanimous opposition is related to economic factors. The $10,000 offered by the United States is a one-time payment, while Denmark provides annual financial subsidies and extremely generous Nordic welfare to Greenland, which far exceed the one-time purchase cost of the United States.
Perhaps Trump realized this situation, so he decided to increase the price from $10,000 per person to $1 million per person. According to sources, this is a "final proposal" being considered by Trump.
Greenland has about 57,000 people. If calculated this way, Trump's proposal would cost a total of $57 billion. For Trump, who is usually very frugal, it is rare to come up with such a large sum. However, considering that the United States spends nearly a trillion dollars on military annually, $57 billion is just a small part of it.
However, it is unclear how the Greenlanders will react. To them, $1 million is an extremely high amount, and some people might be swayed. As for whether it can reach the threshold for a referendum to join the US, it remains unknown for now.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1855003843936256/
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