Why does Trump want to take over Greenland – and could he actually do it?

Since winning re-election, president-elect Donald Trump has expressed an interest in acquiring Greenland. His aims surrounding Greenland coincide with his repeated claims that Canada should become the 51st state of the US and him directing the US military to draw up options to achieve his goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal. Here is everything you need to know about the US president’s proposals and if they could actually happen. Why does Trump want Greenland? National security purposes Greenland is the world’s largest island and a semiautonomous territory of Denmark. With a population of 57,000, it has been part of Denmark…