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Trump Claims Denmark Gave the US Greenland, Praises Ties With Copenhagen

The United States “got” Greenland from Denmark, US President Donald Trump claimed at an election rally in Georgia, Danish newspaper BT reports.

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"Denmark was absolutely fantastic, by the way. They gave us Greenland. You know that, right? It's just that you don't read about it," Trump said Sunday night, Swedish time.

Trump also repeated his previous statement that the Greenland deal would "go down in history as the largest real estate deal ever" - perhaps just after Venezuela, BT writes.

The security and defense agreement signed by Greenland, the United States and Denmark in New York on September 22 builds on a defense agreement from 1951.

Among other things, it gives the US the opportunity to establish two additional military bases on the island. The US already has a base in Pituffik, formerly known as Thule Air Base.

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