  sals_for_the_united_states_to_purch ase_greenland > in 1868 negotiations by the secretary for purchasing both greenland and iceland from denmark for $5.5 million in gold were reportedly "nearly complete" but seward made no offer, probably because congress did not approve a treaty to acquire the danish west indies. president andrew johnson was very unpopular with republicans in congress, and although seward was also a republican, his association with johnson made passing his proposals unlikely. the idea dates back to andrew johnson. trump is just a sorry plagiarist.
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