How #billionaire with interests in #Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory

Idea originated from longtime #Trump friend who would acquire business interests in the #Danish territory

The businessman, #Bolton learned, was Ronald #Lauder. Heir to a makeup fortune – the global cosmetics brand #Estée Lauder – he had known Trump, a fellow wealthy New Yorker, for more than 60 years.

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How a billionaire with interests in Greenland encouraged Trump to acquire the territory

US president’s friend Ronald Lauder – who first proposed Arctic expansion – is now making deals in the island

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