The Jerusalem Post article describes how World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder is reported to have played a key role in Donald Trump’s renewed push for the United States to acquire Greenland, while simultaneously building up his own business interests on the island.[1][2]
## What the report says
- Former national security adviser John Bolton told the Guardian that Trump summoned him in the Oval Office and said a billionaire friend—later identified as Lauder—had suggested that the U.S. should buy Greenland.[3][1]
- Trump and Lauder have known each other for decades, and Lauder is credited in multiple reports with first putting the Greenland idea “into Trump’s mind” during Trump’s first term.[4][5][1]
## Lauder’s Greenland business interests
- Since that initial suggestion, Lauder has quietly acquired commercial holdings in Greenland, including stakes in Greenlandic companies via an investor consortium, as reported by Danish outlet Politiken and summarized by Arctic Today and other media.[6][7][1]
- These investments reportedly involve projects such as bottled “luxury” Arctic water and potential participation in major hydropower and industrial developments tied to Greenland’s natural resources.[7][6]
## Analysts’ interpretation
- Some analysts argue that Lauder’s parallel role—both encouraging U.S. interest in Greenland and investing there—raises questions about whether his policy advice to Trump could also advance his own financial interests.[8][1][6]
- Experts quoted in Danish and Arctic policy analyses warn that such private investments by politically connected actors in Greenland cannot be separated from broader strategic and geopolitical aims of the United States in the Arctic region.[9][6]
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