The Donald Trump administration in the United States is reportedly planning to offer money to each resident of Greenland to convince them to secede from Denmark and potentially join America.

The development came after Denmark warned the US that its soldiers would take up the fight immediately and open fire without awaiting orders from their commanders if anyone were to invade Danish territory in the Arctic. 

Citing sources privy to the development at the White House, news agency Reuters reported that US officials have discussed sending money ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 per person to Greenlanders to woo them. 

The idea of directly paying residents of Greenland, an overseas territory of Denmark, offers one explanation of how the US might attempt to "buy" the island of 57,000 people, despite authorities' insistence in Copenhagen and Nuuk that Greenland is not for sale. 

The tactic is among various plans being discussed by the White House for acquiring Greenland, including the potential use of the US military. But it risks coming off as overly transactional and even degrading to a population that has long debated its own independence and its economic dependence on Denmark.

Source:Ndtv