Americanswers… Why has Denmark made a deal with Trump over Greenland?
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Americanswers… Why has Denmark made a deal with Trump over Greenland?

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 21, 202634 min
  • Politics

What do we know about Denmark’s new deal with the US president over Greenland, and has Donald Trump actually got what he wants out of it? Sarah, Anthony and Marianna answer your questions in today’s episode. The team also look at whether Donald Trump is legally allowed to kick out media organisations he doesn’t like from the White House? The US president has withdrawn White House press credentials for journalists from CNN, MS Now and Politico, citing fake news. But does this decision go against the US constitution? There are also questions over Trump’s new ideas to...

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Can Donald Trump ban journalists he doesn't like from covering him in the White House?

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He's announced the new security compact with Denmark and Greenland, but is it any different

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Can Donald Trump ban journalists he doesn't like from covering him in the White House? And what are other media outlets going to do in response to his attempt to do so? He's He's announced the new security compact with Denmark and Greenland, but is it any different from what the existing arrangements were before he announced that he wanted to buy Greenland?

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And why does he want to put snipers on top of the huge, triumphal arts that he's building in Washington, D.C.? Well, those are just some of your questions. There are more as well that we're going to attempt to answer.

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