President-elect Trump has considered buying Greenland: Here's every proposal in American history

The incoming Trump administration has reinvoked chatter about the possibility of the United States purchasing Greenland, an idea floated during the president-elect's first term in office.

In his first term, Trump tweeted an image of coastal Greenland with an edited, glossy Trump tower building superimposed on the landscape. It was captioned, "I promise not to do this to Greenland!"

In August 2019, President Trump confirmed to reporters that he was interested in purchasing Greenland...