Greenland, Trump and Denmark
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that “anything less” than US control of Greenland is “unacceptable,” arguing the United States needs the territory for national security purposes, which could in turn strengthen NATO.
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While President Donald Trump says he will take action on Greenland whether its people “like it or not," his newly handpicked U.S. special envoy is setting off on his own approach.
Even Americans who voted for him and those identifying as Republicans are at odds with the president on this high-stakes issue.
In recent days, Trump has continued to express his desire to claim Greenland for the United States. The island is currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S.
Trump said that he “can't rely on Denmark being able to fend” off global threats. “The problem is there's not a thing that Denmark can do about it if Russia or China wants to occupy Greenland, but there's everything we can do,
President Donald Trump warned NATO that the U.S. needs Greenland for national security, saying that Russia or China would take it otherwise.
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Donald Trump says he wants 'ownership' of Greenland because it's 'psychologically important for me'
Trump explained in a new interview with 'The New York Times' why he won't just send more troops to Greenland to fend off foreign threats, which would be legal under a Cold War–era agreement
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President Trump on Friday continued to press for U.S. control of Greenland, telling reporters: "We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not."
Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) is facing backlash after announcing plans to introduce legislation that would allow President Donald Trump to take control of Greenland for the United States.