{"id":2531972,"date":"2026-01-09T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-considers-sending-large-payments-to-every-greenland-resident-in-bid-to-acquire-the-island-report\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:38:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:38:59","slug":"trump-admin-considers-sending-large-payments-to-every-greenland-resident-in-bid-to-acquire-the-island-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-considers-sending-large-payments-to-every-greenland-resident-in-bid-to-acquire-the-island-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Considers Sending Large Payments to Every Greenland Resident in Bid to Acquire the Island: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/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%2Ftrump-admin-considers-sending-large-payments-to-every-greenland-resident-in-bid-to-acquire-the-island-report%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=2531972&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>A reuters report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-washington-post-nbc-news-all-forced-to-retract-false-claims-about-trump-lawyer-rudy-giuliani\/\" title=\"New York Times, Washington Post, NBC News All Forced To Retract False Claims About ... Lawyer Rudy Giuliani\">citing unnamed sources<\/a>, says the Trump administration has discussed offering every Greenland resident between $10,000 and $100,000 as one tactic to gain control of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-predicts-greenland-will-partner-with-us-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"JD Vance predicts ... will &#039;partner&#039; with US - Washington Examiner\">strategically important island<\/a>. Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark with about 57,000 residents mostly on its southern coast, has been the subject of President Trump&#8217;s repeated calls for acquisition, with options reportedly ranging from a purchase to a Compact of Free Association or even military measures. administration spokespeople have framed acquisition as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-natsec-adviser-casts-doubt-on-w-h-o-report-on-pandemic-origin-china-refuses-to-turn-over-data\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s NatSec Adviser Casts Doubt On W.H.O. Report On Pandemic Origin: China Refuses To Turn Over Data\">national security priority<\/a> to counter rivals in the Arctic; officials such as press secretary Karoline Leavitt and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have publicly discussed pursuing a range of options, and Rubio plans to meet Danish and Greenland officials. Denmark insists Greenland is not for sale, while a Compact of Free Association-used with Pacific islands like Micronesia and the Marshall Islands-could offer the U.S. military access and other privileges without full sovereignty. The report also notes U.S. actions elsewhere, such as a raid in Venezuela, are seen by some in the administration as momentum for pursuing other foreign-policy goals.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A new report claims that cash payments to Greenland residents could be one tactic used by the United States to acquire control of the strategically valuable island.<\/p>\n<p>The report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/trump-administration-mulls-payments-sway-greenlanders-join-us-2026-01-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, which is based on sources it did not name, said the concept being considered in Washington would send every Greenland resident somewhere between $10,000 and $100,000.<\/p>\n<p>The island has about 57,000 residents, virtually all of them along the southern coast of the largely uninhabitable island.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has said ever since taking office a year ago that he wants the United States to acquire the island.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&rsquo;s why Trump NEEDS Greenland:<\/p>\n<p>He isn&rsquo;t building an &ldquo;empire.&rdquo; He&rsquo;s gathering a new Allied Powers against an Axis of China, Russia, Iran, and possibly &ndash; if they don&rsquo;t CHANGE THEIR WAYS &ndash; a nuclear-armed Islamist caliphate called Europe.<\/p>\n<p>NATO is already useless. If Denmark&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/44wHmAjTNY\">pic.twitter.com\/44wHmAjTNY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/glennbeck\/status\/2009034638258294881?\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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U.S. Senator John Fetterman (@SenFettermanPA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenFettermanPA\/status\/2008958683632353758?\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it&rsquo;s vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region,&rdquo; Leavitt said then, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/greenland-white-house-discussing-range-of-options-including-u-s-military-takeover-force\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-renews-push-for-greenland-emboldened-by-maduro-arrest\/\" title=\"... renews push for ... emboldened by Maduro arrest\">important foreign policy goal<\/a>, and of course, utilizing the U.S. military is always an option at the commander-in-chief&rsquo;s disposal,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio indicated that the administration wants to buy Greenland, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/06\/us\/politics\/rubio-trump-greenland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rubio also said that he would meet with officials of Denmark and Greenland next week, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/01\/07\/greenland-rubio-denmark-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If the people of Greenland want to be part of America, which I hope they do, they would be most welcome! &#127482;&#127480; &#127468;&#127473; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lgzbVDpYOG\">https:\/\/t.co\/lgzbVDpYOG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1876664245305438469?\">January 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although Danish officials have said Greenland, owned by Denmark but operated autonomously, is not for sale, Reuters reported that the concept of a Compact of Free Association could be one option Trump pursues.<\/p>\n<p>Such agreements have been used with small island nations such as Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau.<\/p>\n<p>Under these, the U.S. provides services like military protection and mail delivery, in exchange for unfettered military operations being allowed to take place, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >largely duty-free trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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