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PresidentDonald Trump’s push for the U.S.to acquire Greenland could carry an estimated price tag of $700 billion, according to reports.
The estimate, reported byNBC News, was said to have been calculated by scholars and former U.S.officials involved in early planning discussions surrounding Trump’s interest in acquiring the 800,000-square-mile island as a strategic buffer in the Arctic against adversaries such as Russia and China.
The figure would exceed half of the War Department’s annual budget and reflects what officials described as a significantnational security priorityfor the Trump administration.
The reported cost comes as newReuterspolling shows the Trump proposal is unpopular with Americans, as it also continues to strain relations with U.S.allies.
EUROPEAN ALLIES WORKING ON PLAN IF US ACTS ON ACQUIRING GREENLAND: REPORT
President Trump has heightened his rhetoric surrounding the U.S.acquiring control of Greenland in an attempt to bolster national security.(Carsten Snejbjerg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of national security,” Trump wrote Wednesday in a Truth Social post, warning that if the U.S.does not act, “Russia or China will.”
The president added that “anything less” than U.S.control of Greenland is “unacceptable” and argued that the Arctic territory is vital to American defense interests, including the“Golden Dome” missile defense systemin development.
Trump’s renewed push has increased tensions with Denmark and other NATO allies.
com/world/troops-from-europe-deploy-greenland-rapid-2-day-mission-trump-eyes-us-takeover" target="_blank" rel="noopener">troops from several European countriesdeployed to Greenland Thursday for a two-day mission aimed at boosting the territory’s defenses.
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TRUMP ISSUES STERN WARNING TO NATO AHEAD OF VANCE’S HIGH-STAKES GREENLAND MEETING
President Donald Trump reinvigorated discussions on the U.S.acquiring Greenland, saying he hopes to make a deal, but that the U.S.will take action “whether they like it or not.”(Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
NBC News also reported that Secretary of StateMarco Rubiohas been tasked with developing a proposal to purchase Greenland that will be presented to Trump in the coming weeks.
Rubio and Vice PresidentJD Vanceare also expected to meet with officials from Denmark and Greenland in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Trump has vowed to acquire Greenland “one way or the other,” a remark Danish and Greenlandic officials have sharply rejected.
Danish leaders have warned that anymilitary action against another NATO membercould jeopardize the alliance itself.
GREENLAND LEADERS PUSH BACK ON TRUMP’S CALLS FOR US CONTROL OF THE ISLAND: ‘WE DON’T WANT TO BE AMERICANS’
Danish troops during a military drill in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on Sept.17, 2025.(Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)
AReuters/Ipsos poll also foundjust 17% of Americans approve of Trump’s efforts to acquire Greenland, with 47% opposed, and 35% unsure.
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Greenland is the world’s largest island and has a population of roughly 56,000 people, with most living along its ice-free coastline.About 80% of the territory is covered by ice caps and glaciers.
Fishing, hunting, whaling, sealing and tourism are the backbone of its local economy.
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