Trump sends major invasion threat to Denmark and Greenland – ‘Can’t stop us’ | World | News
After talks with Danish leaders, he said: “We’ll see what happens in Greenland. We need Greenland for national security, so we’ll see what happens.”
“They will inform me about the meeting immediately after this conference. The sooner I get you out, the sooner I get you out, but we have a very good relationship with Denmark.
“We’re building the gold dome. We’re doing a lot of things and we really need it.
“If we don’t enter, Russia will and China will enter. There is nothing Denmark can do about it, but we can do anything.”
Referring to Secretary General Mark Rutte, he added: “We need this for national security, and that includes Europe. And as you know, I spoke to Mark, the head of NATO, and he really wants something to happen.”
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said on Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” remained with the President Donald Trump Following high-level meetings with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, views were exchanged on Greenland.
Mr Trump called anything less than American ownership “unacceptable” and sparked outrage in Copenhagen and Nuuk by suggesting NATO should facilitate the takeover without excluding power.
Both sides agreed to establish a high-level working group to address US security concerns while respecting Denmark’s territorial integrity and Greenland’s right to self-determination.
The group is expected to meet within a few weeks.
Denmark has vowed to strengthen its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic as its European allies signaled support. Greenlandic leaders emphasize that the island is “not for sale” and that its people are overwhelmingly against joining the United States.
Defense Secretary John Healey said Britain would send an officer to Greenland at the request of Denmark as part of a multinational military exercise.
Meanwhile, the Senate is set to vote Wednesday on a war powers resolution that would check President Donald Trump’s ability to launch more military strikes on Venezuela, but the president was putting intense pressure on his fellow Republicans to reject the measure.
Mr. Trump lashed out at five GOP senators who joined with Democrats to advance the bill last week, raising doubts that the measure would eventually pass. But even the prospect of the Republican-controlled Senate challenging Mr. Trump in such a high-profile vote has revealed growing alarm on Capitol Hill about the president’s expansive foreign policy ambitions.
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