Things Are Heating Up in the Arctic: Why Trump Wants to Get Greenland

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  President Trump has repeatedly talked about buying Greenland.

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  He said it's necessary to shore up the U.S.

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  national and economic security.

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  But how realistic is this goal and how does it fit into the rising geopolitical heat in the Arctic region?

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  Let's get into it.

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  It's not the first time a politician has floated the idea of making Greenland a U.S.

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  territory.

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  But with Trump as president again, it's getting new attention.

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  WSJ UK correspondent Max Colchester recently visited

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  that self ruling part of Denmark and joins me now to explain what makes the place so special

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  and so desirable for a country like the U.S.

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