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John Fetterman: “Truman and other [presidents] in the past offered to buy…”

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John Fetterman To CBS: Acquiring Greenland Is Not Absurd

Published | Video Starts at 00:16

I think that's really no one. No, that's not an option. And you know, for me, though, it's also undeniable that 1. This is not a brand new conversation. Truman and other [presidents] in the past offered to buy [Greenland]. it there. And now I also remind people it's actually closer to us geographically, North America, to Denmark and Europe to technically that too. So it's not an absurd idea. (00:16–00:18)

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Asserts that President Truman and others have previously offered to buy Greenland.

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