{"id":2403147,"date":"2025-02-16T09:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T14:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-meets-with-denmark-about-us-purchase-of-greenland-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T14:55:00","slug":"cruz-meets-with-denmark-about-us-purchase-of-greenland-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-meets-with-denmark-about-us-purchase-of-greenland-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz meets with Denmark about US purchase of Greenland &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcruz-meets-with-denmark-about-us-purchase-of-greenland-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403147&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Ted\u200c Cruz (R-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">recently met wiht<\/a> the Danish ambassador to discuss the potential sale of Greenland to the United States, emphasizing\u200b the\u200b benefits that could arise from such a transaction. He mentioned that while the Danish ambassador expressed indignation at the idea\u2063 of Greenland being for sale, \u200cCruz humorously countered that &#8220;everything is for sale.&#8221; He argued that if Greenland were to pursue independence from Denmark, it\u200c could result in negative consequences for Denmark, adn\u2063 thus, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/low-us-literacy-levels-could-cost-america-300-billion-per-year\/\" title=\"Low literacy levels in the US could result in a yearly cost of 0 billion for America.\">financial\u200b investment<\/a> from the \u2062U.S. could be mutually beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>Cruz highlighted \u2064Greenland&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-warplane-comes-within-feet-to-colliding-with-us-bomber-over-south-china-sea\/\" title=\"Chinese warplane narrowly avoids collision with US bomber over South China Sea.\">rich natural resources<\/a>, particularly \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-who-pushed-china-divestment-kept-his-own-chinese-investments\/\" title=\"Dem Congressman Who Pushed China Divestment Kept His Own Chinese Investments\">rare earth minerals<\/a>, and its strategic location for U.S.defense against threats from Russia \u2064or China. He\u200c posited that \u2062if Greenland became a U.S. territory, the roughly 50,000 inhabitants \u200bwould gain American citizenship, \u2064which \u2062could improve their\u200d quality of life. A recent survey indicated that over 57% of Greenlanders support the\u2063 idea of joining the U.S., \u2062while 37.4% oppose it, showcasing a notable interest in the prospect of Greenland becoming a U.S. state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cruz meets with Denmark about US purchase of Greenland<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1991907\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) told the Danish ambassador that should <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Greenland<\/a> opt to sell to the United States, there could be &ldquo;mutual benefits.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> is the latest U.S. leader to attempt to bring&nbsp;Greenland&nbsp;and its population of over 50,000 people among its territories. Cruz voiced his support for the endeavor on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>One Nation with Brian Kilmeade <\/em>Saturday. The senator said he met with the Danish and Greenlandic ambassador over the matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I got to say the Danish ambassador, they were upset and they were offended and they said, &lsquo;Greenland is not for sale,&rsquo; and I laughed, and I said, &lsquo;You know what: everything is for sale,&#8217;&rdquo; Cruz said. &ldquo;But friends and allies can have conversations about things that are mutual benefits. What I told Denmark is, I said: &lsquo;Ever since the president began talking about this, Greenland&rsquo;s independence movement has been growing in momentum. And if Greenland declares itself independent of you, Denmark gets nothing. Denmark would be a lot better having a major financial investment for America.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2803232&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=badf8ecfd199a05570f448e55f95eb01\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cruz cited Greenland&rsquo;s &ldquo;abundant rare earth minerals&rdquo; as a reason in favor of making it a U.S. territory. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">senator<\/a> also explained Greenland is &ldquo;ideally&nbsp;positioned to defend the United States&rdquo; in the case of an attack from Russia or China via the Arctic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For Greenland, there are roughly 50,000 Greenlanders living there right now, they are not living in wealth and abundance. If Greenland became American territory, they would become American citizens. That is an incredibly powerful inducement,&rdquo; Cruz said. <\/p>\n<p>Over 57% of respondents in a survey from <a href=\"https:\/\/patriotpolling.com\/our-polls\/f\/greenland-supports-joining-the-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patriot Polling<\/a>&nbsp;were in favor of Greenland becoming a state. Another 37.4% were against it with a remaining 5% undecided. Patriot Polling surveyed over 400 Greenlanders in its first international poll.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1991907\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991907\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cruz discusses potential US purchase of Greenland with Denmark<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2403148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ted-Cruz-Senate-FAA-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4105,13316,47289,50465,32076],"class_list":["post-2403147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cruz","tag-denmark","tag-greenland","tag-us-purchase","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Ted-Cruz-Senate-FAA-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2403147"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2403151,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2403147\/revisions\/2403151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2403147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2403147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2403147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}