President Trump restated his belief this week that Greenland will eventually become part of the United States. “I think it’ll happen,” Trump said when asked by a reporter about the possible U.S. annexation of the massive but sparsely populated Arctic island during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday.

Washington | President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Thursday that the United States would annex Greenland. “I think that will happen,” he told reporters during a meeting in the Oval Office with NATO boss Mark Rutte.

The island’s residents have voted in favor of a party that seeks gradual independence from Denmark. But Greenland has attracted significant attention from President Trump, who sees the island’s