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Trump Administration Mulls Payments to Sway Greenlanders to Join US

2026-01-08T172459Z_1846641334_RC24XIA18VHW_RTRMADP_3_USA-TRUMP-GREENLAND

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12:50 JST, January 9, 2026

Jan 8 (Reuters) – U.S. officials have discussed sending lump sum payments to Greenlanders as part of a bid to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join the United States, according to four sources familiar with the matter.

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