Greenland triumph is Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ in action — and it drives his haters crazy

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · Sep 24, 2026 · 827 words · By Josh Hammer

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Greenland triumph is Trump’s ‘art of the deal’ in action — and it drives his haters crazy See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million.

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The deal was widely ridiculed: Critics called it “Seward’s Folly,” after secretary of state and lead negotiator William Seward.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “French President Emmanuel Macron attacked the possible duties as “unacceptable.””

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The search results provided for this claim are entirely irrelevant (adult content sites) and contain no information regarding Emmanuel Macron.

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https://bokepindoh.agency/category/bokep-indo/

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Claim 2: “It clarifies that no non-NATO nation can ever establish a military presence in its tundra.”

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Claim 3: “Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) ... rebuke Trump as “an idiot.””

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Multiple web search results confirm Ruben Gallego called Trump 'an idiot' or described his ideas as 'idiotic', specifically in the context of Greenland and military training grounds.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ruben Gallego blasted President Trump for demanding Denmark cede its control of Greenland to the U.S., saying he's "using any excuse" to explain the "idiotic idea."
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5692421-donald-trump-gre…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) fiercely called out the president for not “understanding how the military works” after Donald Trump suggested that the military use some of the country’s “dangerous cities…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ruben-gallego-criticizes-trum…

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web search NEUTRAL — Ruben Gallego on if Trump is talking to Ds: “The President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerel…
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/2-key-democrats-come-…

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Claim 4: “getting NATO leaders last summer to commit to spend at least 5% of their national GDPs on defense by 2035.”

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Claim 5: “In August 2019, Trump confirmed he was eyeing Greenland, referring to the massive island as “strategically nice” for the US.”

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Multiple independent sources (Sky News, web search results) confirm Trump's interest in Greenland in August 2019 and his description of it as 'strategically' interesting/nice.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means. Trump first…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_expansionism_under_Do…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A diplomatic crisis began in 2025 when the Donald Trump's second presidency of the United States administration sought to annex Greenland, an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm—a treaty ally of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2023, four criminal indictments were filed against Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States. Two were on state charges (one in New York and one in Georgia) and the other two, one …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indictments_against_Donald_Tru…

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Claim 6: “The deal explicitly includes Greenland in Trump’s sprawling “Golden Dome” missile defense system.”

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Claim 7: “Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.), the House Democratic Caucus chairman, called Trump’s rhetoric “completely unhinged.””

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The evidence confirms Pete Aguilar's identity and role, but none of the provided search results contain the specific quote 'completely unhinged' regarding Greenland.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States, his administration has pursued a deportation policy generally described as "hardline", "maximalist", and as a "mass deportation" ca…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, serving as the 45th president of the United States, was impeached for the first time on December 18, 2019; however, he was not removed from office. On that date, the House of Representat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_impeachment_of_Donald_Tr…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Peter Rey Aguilar ( AG-yə-lar; born June 19, 1979) is an American politician who has been chair of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. He has been the U.S. representative for California's 33rd con…
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Claim 8: “it binds Denmark to working closely with the United States to counter Russian and Chinese espionage on the world’s largest island.”

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Claim 9: “the new deal Trump just signed with the Danish and Greenlandic prime ministers on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly doesn’t acquire Greenland for the US outright.”

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No evidence was found after searching for a deal signed at the UN General Assembly regarding the acquisition of Greenland.

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Claim 10: “Just before his second term, Trump again declared US ownership of Greenland an “absolute necessity,” and Donald Trump Jr. and the late Charlie Kirk toured the island.”

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While Wikipedia mentions Trump's general desire to annex Greenland across both presidencies, there is no evidence in the provided results confirming the specific phrase 'absolute necessity' just before his second term, nor any evidence of Donald Trump Jr. and Charlie Kirk touring the island. Some search results provided were irrelevant (pornography sites).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Before his first election as president of the United States, Donald Trump had produced and hosted reality TV shows The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice from 2004 to 2015. He also made dozens of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_filmography

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States has discussed obtaining Greenland from Denmark since the 19th century. There were talks within the US federal government about purchasing Greenland in 1867, advocated by Secretary of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_United_States_acquisi…

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Claim 11: “Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer blasted Trump’s threat of tariffs on nations opposed to an American acquisition as “completely wrong.””

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The search results provided for this claim are entirely irrelevant (adult content sites) and contain no information regarding Keir Starmer or tariffs.

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Claim 12: “The deal affirms two new sites where the United States will station troops and build bases.”

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No evidence was found after searching for an agreement establishing two new sites for US troop stations and military bases in Greenland.

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Claim 13: “He’s used trade incentives and economic leverage to secure pro-America peace deals in decades-long conflicts as far-flung as those between India and Pakistan, and Armenia and Azerbaijan.”

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Claim 14: “Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who ironed out the final terms”

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Claim 15: “In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million.”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that the Alaska Purchase in 1867 resulted in the transfer of Russian America to the United States for $7.2 million.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summ…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Alaska Purchase in 1867 resulted in the transfer of Russian America to the United States for $7.2 million (equivalent to $132 million in 2024). On April 9 of that year, the United States Senate ra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Department of Alaska was the federal government's designation for Alaska from its purchase by the United States in 1867 until its organization as the District of Alaska in 1884. During the departm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Alaska

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Claim 16: “The deal gives the United States “permanent control over security and all other needs” in Greenland, regardless of whether Greenland ultimately wins independence from Denmark.”

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Claim 17: “The Danish prime minister dismissed any American acquisition as “absurd,””

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Multiple sources, including ABC News and other web results, confirm that Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the idea of selling Greenland 'absurd'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States–Denmark–Greenland agreement (also called the Greenland security deal) is a trilateral defence agreement between the United States and the Kingdom of Denmark together with Greenl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_US–Denmark–Greenland_agre…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prime minister of Greenland (Greenlandic: Naalakkersuisut siulittaasuat, lit. 'Leader of the government'; Danish: Landsstyreformand), also known as the premier of Greenland, is the head of governm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Greenland

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet,…
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Claim 18: “America’s lonely current outpost, the remote Pituffik Space Base, home to about 150 troops — which will now be “modernized and expanded.””

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