Donald Trump says 'we're 100% getting Greenland' after making military comment in interview
Donald Trump has insisted that the US will 'get Greenland' after admitting that nothing is 'off the table' in a new interview.
The US President's obsession over Greenland - the self-ruling territory of Denmark - began during his first term in 2019.
Greenland, which is located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, is the world's largest island and is officially its own territory within Denmark.
Around 57,000 people live in the area, rich in natural resources, which is an attractive proposition for Trump due to its emerging trade routes and geopolitical influence.
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Although the prospect of becoming part of the US hasn't appealed to Greenland, as their premier, Mute Egede, said they 'don't want to be Americans'.
Vice President JD Vance, his wife and other senior US officials visited the American military base in Greenland on Friday (28 March), and Vance acknowledged that 'it's a big issue' that's 'only going to get bigger'.
Now, in an interview with NBC the following day, Trump confidently said: "We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%.
“Good possibility that we could do it without military force,” he said, adding as a caveat, “I don’t take anything off the table.”
“You have ships sailed outside Greenland from Russia, from China and from many other places. And we’re not going to allow things to happen that are going to be — that are going to hurt the world or the United States,” the commander in chief added.
Meanwhile, Vance thanked the people of Greenland during his recent visit.
“Our message to Denmark is very simple: You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland,” he said on Friday.
“You have underinvested in the people of Greenland, and you have underinvested in the security architecture of this incredible, beautiful landmass filled with incredible people.
“That has to change.”
“I think that they ultimately will partner with the United States,” Vance added.
“We could make them much more secure.
“We could do a lot more protection.
“And I think they’d fare a lot better economically as well.”
That being said, Denmark's foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen believes that the Trump administration needs to change its 'tone'.
“Many accusations and many allegations have been made. And of course we are open to criticism,” Rasmussen said.
“But let me be completely honest: we do not appreciate the tone in which it is being delivered. This is not how you speak to your close allies.
“And I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies.”
Topics: US News, Politics, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Greenland
Anish Vij