Trump, Greenland
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White House discussing 'options' to acquire Greenland
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Only Greenland and Denmark can decide island's future
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Greenland is 836,000 square miles of largely frozen ground northeast of Canada. So why does the White House say it "should be part of the United States"?
When US forces struck the Venezuelan capital and ousted the country’s president Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, it turned one of President Donald Trump’s rhetorical threats into reality.
Others in Trump’s orbit have also advocated for a U.S. takeover of Greenland, including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Millers’s wife Katie, who caused a stir after posting a map of Greenland with the American flag superimposed onto it with the caption, “SOON.”
Several European leaders have pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments seeking an American takeover of Greenland.
Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska publicly broke with President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his stated desire to annex Greenland, saying in part, "we must see it as an ally, not an asset, and focus on continued partnership rather than possession."
After the U.S. deposed Maduro, Trump and top officials did not rule out efforts at overthrow or annexation in other countries. Here's what they've said.
Greenland is a self-governing territory of Denmark, a longtime U.S. ally that has rejected Trump’s overtures. Greenland’s own government also opposes U.S. designs on the island, saying the people of Greenland will decide their own future.
The US raid on Venezuela and tensions over Donald Trump’s plans for Greenland have refocused attention on global military spending, handing fresh impetus to Europe’s rallying defense stocks.
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