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Denmark to boost Greenland's defense amid Trump comments

The Hill
December 24, 2024

Denmark announced a major new package to boost the security of Greenland in a move the Danish defense minister called "ironic" because it came just two days after President-elect Trump called for U.S. ownership of the Arctic island.

Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen told the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on Tuesday that Copenhagen plans to spend the equivalent of around $1.5 billion in the new defense package.

"For many years we have not invested enough in the Arctic, now we are planning a stronger presence," he told the outlet.

Poulson explained the package was planned in advance, and it was "ironic' that it coincided with Trump's call for control of the island.

He also said Denmark was willing to "work with the U.S." to secure Greenland.

More:
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5055179-denmark-greenland-security-package/


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Media's suck-up moment

Axios.com
December 23, 2024

Fearing political retribution and strained by new business challenges, media companies that once covered President-elect Trump with skepticism -- and in many cases, disdain -- are reconsidering their approach.

Why it matters: Trump's decisive victory in November has forced media executives to put their business interests ahead of their personal politics.

Case in point: Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, a longtime Democrat whose wife served as the ambassador to the Bahamas during the Obama administration, met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago this past week.

"Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brezinski, who railed against Trump for years, met with Trump in an hour-plus meeting at Mar-a-Lago last month, infuriating their loyal audience.
Scarborough said the reaction showed "a massive disconnect ... between social media and the real world."

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https://www.axios.com/2024/12/23/trump-washington-post-la-times-time-magazine

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