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Greenland and the Truth Behind Trump’s Claim

Contrary to Donald Trump’s remark at Davos that the U.S. “gave” Greenland back to Denmark, the United States never owned the island. Greenland has belonged to Denmark for centuries, and while the U.S. defended it during World War II, it never held sovereignty—so it couldn’t have returned it.