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by k310 152 days ago
Last time the US bought land from Denmark, Epstein’s island was purchased [0]

> The last time the United States purchased land from Denmark, the sale included Jeffrey Epstein’s future notorious island — which has since been dubbed “Epstein Island” and “Pedophile Island.”

> The 1917 Treaty of the Danish West Indies saw what is now known as the US Virgin Islands bought by the United States for $25 million (roughly $633 million today), in exchange for, in part, accepting Danish sovereignty over Greenland.

OH, THE IMPLICATIONS!

RELEASE THE TRUMPSTEIN FILES TODAY. ALL OF THEM.

[0] https://nypost.com/2026/01/20/us-news/last-time-the-us-bough...