Trump Greenland swap rumor under investigation, no solid evidence yet
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Snopes reports that a claim revived by a 2026 New Yorker article—that Trump wanted to buy Greenland and swap Puerto Rico for it—is under investigation. Miles Taylor, who first made the claim in 2020, says Trump floated the idea, and Snopes has reached out to both Taylor and the White House for comment, but no verification has been provided, leaving the claim unrated pending further information.
- Investigating claim Trump wants to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland Snopes
- Inside the Ludicrous, Deadly Serious Plan to Take Over Greenland The New Yorker
- A Month of Menace: On the Ground in Greenland for the Start of Trump’s Rampage Across the World Vanity Fair
- Trump-linked figures set to profit from Greenland’s untapped mineral resources Global Witness
- An inside look at President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland NPR
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