Jeffrey Gettleman

That's when Donald Trump, during his first term, floats this idea that the U.S. should buy Greenland from Denmark. A small team is set up to work on this, and there's several meetings between American officials and Danish officials to discuss this. But it's all kept secret.

That's when Donald Trump, during his first term, floats this idea that the U.S. should buy Greenland from Denmark. A small team is set up to work on this, and there's several meetings between American officials and Danish officials to discuss this. But it's all kept secret.

Then the story begins to leak out.

Then the story begins to leak out.

Like, why on earth would the U.S. want to buy Greenland?

Like, why on earth would the U.S. want to buy Greenland?

Then Trump responded.

Then Trump responded.

It could be a great real estate deal, but it wasn't a priority.

It could be a great real estate deal, but it wasn't a priority.

And all this culminated in the prime minister of Denmark very publicly announcing that Greenland was not for sale. She even called this whole idea absurd.

And all this culminated in the prime minister of Denmark very publicly announcing that Greenland was not for sale. She even called this whole idea absurd.

And Trump seemed to take real issue with that.

And Trump seemed to take real issue with that.

But then it just kind of went away.

But then it just kind of went away.

Until just a few weeks ago when it came back with a vengeance. And with all this talk about Greenland, Greenland suddenly in the news, I thought it was important to go there and try to understand how the people of Greenland are looking at this enormous geopolitical situation and to figure out what do the Greenlanders want.

Until just a few weeks ago when it came back with a vengeance. And with all this talk about Greenland, Greenland suddenly in the news, I thought it was important to go there and try to understand how the people of Greenland are looking at this enormous geopolitical situation and to figure out what do the Greenlanders want.

And so I flew to Greenland and I spent almost two weeks talking to different people from different walks of life. And what I found was this surprising openness to having a closer relationship with the U.S.

And so I flew to Greenland and I spent almost two weeks talking to different people from different walks of life. And what I found was this surprising openness to having a closer relationship with the U.S.