If he gets Greenland, Trump will go down in history as one of the great American presidents

Whatever the methods, history remembers results – and it’s hard to argue with the single largest expansion of US territory

If Donald Trump were to consummate a purchase of Greenland, he would almost certainly secure a place in both American and global history.

Beyond the spectacle, the scale alone would be staggering. Greenland spans roughly 2.17 million square kilometers – making it comparable in size to the entire Louisiana Purchase...