Former President donald trump wanted Greenland, a Danish autonomous country, to become part of the United States, but the idea apparently came from a cosmetics heir, Ronald Lauder.
What happened: The revelation was made in the upcoming book The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, authored by Susan Glaser of The New Yorker magazine and Chief White House Correspondent of The New York Times Peter Baerker.
That Estee Lauder There was a legacy behind the idea, according to Barker, who wrote a piece for the Times on Wednesday.
“A friend of mine, a really, really experienced businessman, thinks we can get Greenland,” Trump told his national security adviser, according to Barker.
Lauder has reportedly known Trump since college, and the former president’s request led to the formation of a special team to deal with the conquest of Denmark’s Arctic territory.
See also: The saga of Trump’s bizarre bid for Greenland
Why it matters: Baker wrote that Lauder had spoken to Trump about Greenland since the early days of his presidency and offered his services in negotiations with the Danish government.
Trump-era National Security Advisor, John Boltondelegated his adviser to put together a small team to brainstorm ideas, and they held secret talks with the Danish ambassador and drew up an options memo, according to the author.
In an interview for the book, Trump reportedly claimed the idea was his, saying, “I’m a real estate developer. I build ‘… It’s not that different. “
Trump had also proposed swapping Puerto Rico for Greenland after initially taking federal funds from the Caribbean territory to fund the purchase of the world’s largest island.
Denmark will become prime minister in August 2021 Mett Frederiksen said Greenland was not for saleleading to the cancellation of Trump’s visit to the kingdom.
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