Trump is still obsessed with Greenland. The president’s latest ploy is to threaten Europe with additional tariffs until it sells Greenland to the United States. The problem is that Denmark will never sell Greenland to the United States, and it already offers the United States everything it could want in Greenland.
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The Trump administration continues to propagate the fallacious notion that Greenland is essential to U.S. national security. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on NBC’s Meet The Press:
If we look back over the years, for over a century, American presidents have wanted to acquire Greenland. And what we can see is that Greenland is essential to the national security of the United States: we are building the golden dome, the missile system. And look, President Trump is being strategic. He’s looking beyond this year. He’s looking beyond next year to what might happen in terms of the Arctic battle. We will not outsource our national security.
We will not outsource our hemispheric security to other countries. In Trump 1.0, President Trump told the Europeans: “Don’t build Nord Stream 2. Don’t count on Russian oil.” And guess what, Kristen? Guess who is funding Russia’s efforts against Ukraine? European purchases of Russian oil. So America must stay in control here.
If the United States needs Greenland for its national security, then America is in big trouble.
The pretext of national security is nonsense that is not supported by intelligence.
The real threat to Greenland’s security comes neither from Russia nor China.
It’s Donald Trump.
Find out why Trump is the only threat to Greenland’s security below.