CNN chief knowledge analyst Harry Enten just lately broke down why President Donald Trump’s push to take over Greenland has bought to be “one of the unpopular concepts” he’s ever heard.
Enten, who appeared on “Anderson Cooper 360°” on Tuesday, turned to a current Fox Information ballot that confirmed 70% of Individuals who don’t agree that the U.S. ought to take management of Greenland in comparison with 26% of others who do.
“That’s extra Individuals who had been for the impeachment and elimination of Richard Nixon by the tip of his presidency. That is uniformly unpopular, even solely half of Republicans help it,” Enten confused.
Trump and Vice President JD Vance have emphasised this week that folks dwelling within the semi-autonomous Danish territory could be higher off with America.
Trump, throughout Vance’s go to to Greenland on Friday, claimed that the U.S. wants the arctic territory for the sake of “worldwide safety” and “world peace.”
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen slammed the Trump administration earlier this week for its “unacceptable stress” on Greenland.
“And it’s a stress that we’ll resist,” Frederiksen mentioned Tuesday.
Enten pointed to a January ballot exhibiting 85% of Greenland residents responded “no” when requested if the territory ought to develop into a part of America. 6% of respondents, in the meantime, answered “sure” to the identical query.
“To offer you an thought of how low 6% is, should you took a ballot of Individuals and say, ‘Do you consider we really landed on the moon?’ About 10% of Individuals suppose we faked the moon touchdown,” Enten famous.
The U.S. has beforehand proven curiosity in Greenland.
Following World Conflict II, U.S. officers below President Harry Truman sought an American army base on the island and provided to purchase the territory resulting from “the intense significance of Greenland to the protection of the US,” the Related Press reported.
The U.S. provided Denmark $100 million in gold on the time (about $1 billion right this moment), a bid that Danish officers turned down. The nations as an alternative signed a long-term settlement for the U.S. to have a army base on the island.
Solely 33% of Individuals had been in favor of the acquisition on the time whereas 38% disagreed with the potential purchase, per a 1947 ballot shared by Enten.
“I’ve by no means seen a single ballot by which the yeses on us buying Greenland was increased than the no’s all through American historical past,” Enten added.
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