An inside look at President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland

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I'm Dave Davies. At a White House news conference in April, as President Donald Trump was discussing his displeasure at our European allies over the war in Iran, he said this about his problem with the NATO allies. You know, it all began with, if you want to know the truth, Greenland. We want Greenland. They don't want to give it to us.

And I said, bye-bye. That's President Donald Trump in April. Trump's campaign to acquire the territory of Greenland from Denmark through purchase, threat, negotiation, or even military action is one of the stranger episodes of his presidency. And while Trump hasn't spoken publicly about the issue in a while, our guest, New Yorker staff writer Ben Taub, says it hasn't gone away. In a new article, he writes that there are ongoing influence operation at Trump's direction to keep the possibility alive.

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