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Investigating claim Trump wants to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland
Snopes • • world
Key Points:
- In June 2026, a claim resurfaced online that former U.S. President Donald Trump sought to sell Puerto Rico in exchange for Greenland, originating from a 2026 New Yorker article citing whistleblower Miles Taylor.
- The rumor initially emerged in 2020 when Taylor told MSNBC that Trump wanted to purchase Greenland and considered swapping Puerto Rico, describing it negatively.
- Miles Taylor, a former Department of Homeland Security Chief of Staff, revealed himself in 2020 as the anonymous author of a 2018 New York Times op-ed criticizing Trump's administration from within.
- After Trump began his second term in 2025, he revoked Taylor's security clearance, accusing him of acting in bad faith, prompting Taylor to request an investigation into the revocation as potential retaliation.
- Snopes has reached out to Taylor and the White House for confirmation about the claim but has not yet rated its accuracy pending their responses.
