In a recent interview, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stressed that President Trump is serious about purchasing Greenland, despite many questioning his claims.

From The Hill. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said during an interview that President Trump’s wish to acquire the Arctic island Greenland is serious and rooted in national security concerns for both the rest of the world and the U.S. amid China’s interest in the region.

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“But this is not a joke, like what he’s saying is pretty accurate. People have been talking about it for years. This is not about acquiring land for the purpose of acquiring land. This is in our national interest, and it needs to be solved,” Rubio said during his Thursday interview with SiriusXM host Megyn Kelly. “President Trump’s put out there what he intends to do, which is to purchase it.”

Rubio asserted while China does not have a heavy Arctic presence, it is “realistic” to believe that Beijing would “install facilities that give them access to the Arctic with the cover of a Chinese company, but that in reality, to serve a dual purpose, that in a moment of conflict, they could send naval vessels to that facility and operate from there.” …

Rubio also said that if Greenland would come under assault by China, Denmark would not be able to deter the East Asian country.

“Denmark can’t stop them. They would rely on the United States to do so,” Rubio said. …

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(Excerpt from The Hill. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Marco Rubio, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=143953425)