Washington | The Australian geologist who briefed the White House on Greenland days before Donald Trump announced his first-term attempt to buy the Danish territory says the president-elect’s latest gambit is aimed at shaking up politics and breaking China’s stranglehold on critical minerals.
Trump on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) refused to rule out using military force to take control of the enormous, resource-rich island, which he said had become crucial for America’s national security.
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