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Trump got his Greenland deal, but Greenland is still not for sale. DNN finds one Danish asset that is.
As Denmark prepares its final vote on the Greenland security deal, a Danish author reminds America that there is one thing in Denmark with a price tag: one book, one copy, $1,000,000.
NUUK, COPENHAGEN and WASHINGTON — Greenland's parliament has approved the security deal between Greenland, Denmark and the United States, by 16 votes to none, with 7 abstentions. The deal paves the way for two new US military bases and President Trump's "Golden Dome" missile defence, and it confirms Danish sovereignty and Greenlanders' right to decide their own future, according to news reports.
President Trump told Fox News that Europe had given the United States "the greatest gift we were ever given". The Danish parliament is expected to hold its final vote on the deal on 19 November.
Greenland, Denmark has said for years, is not for sale. In Copenhagen, Danish author Abdel Seoud has one asset that is: the only copy of his book, Dad, Look – I Wrote A Book!, priced at $1,000,000.
"Greenland is not for sale. My book is," Seoud told DNN. "It is much smaller. It is also much easier to buy."
Danish assets, compared
| Compared | Greenland | The book |
|---|---|---|
| Size | About 2.1 million km² | Fits in one hand |
| For sale | No | Yes |
| Price | Not for sale | $1,000,000 |
| Security | Two new US military bases | One cat |
| Golden dome | Planned | Gold letters on the cover |
| Approved by parliament | 16–0, 7 abstentions | 1–0, by the author |
| Included | Ice | Beers and chocolates with the author |
The interview
- DNNIs Greenland for sale?
- SeoudNo. Denmark has been very clear about that. I have been very clear about something else: my book is.
- DNNWhat do you think of the deal?
- SeoudI am an author, not a minister. My only position on Greenland is that it is very big and my book is very small.
- DNNThe President called Greenland the greatest gift. What is your book?
- SeoudThe second-greatest gift. It fits in a suitcase, and no parliament has to vote on it.
- DNNDoes the book have a Golden Dome?
- SeoudIt has gold letters on the cover. They do not stop missiles. They do not stop anything. It is a book.
- DNNWho would you sell it to?
- SeoudAnyone with $1,000,000, from any country. Beers and chocolates with the author included. The beers are Danish.
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Donald Trump and the governments of the United States, Denmark and Greenland have not seen this article, have not endorsed the book and have nothing to do with it. The deal and the quote are described as reported. DNN takes no side on the deal. Greenland is not for sale. The book is.