Trump vows to take over Greenland ‘whether they like it or not’ in terrifying NATO threat | World | News

Donald Trump has reiterated his interest in seizing Greenland, posing a thinly veiled new threat to the region, the kingdom it is part of and the broader NATO alliance.

He said: “We’re going to do something on Greenland right now, whether they want it or not, because if we don’t, Russia or China will take over Greenland and we won’t be able to have Russia or China as our neighbors. OK? I’d like to make a deal the easy way. But if we don’t do it the easy way, we’ll do it the hard way.”

The answer came when the US President was asked about the region and how much money he had offered Denmark for it. Mr. Trump said he wasn’t talking about money “yet” but “could talk about it.”

It was recently reported that the Trump administration plans to pay $10,000 to $100,000 (£7,450 – £74,500) per person if they agree to join the US.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday that the option to purchase Greenland was “actively discussed by the president and his national security team.”

Mr. Trump’s comments about potentially taking control of Greenland have strained relations with Denmark, a key NATO member, and unsettled other countries in the alliance.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that any US attack on Greenland, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, would effectively mean the end of NATO.

European leaders also pushed back, urging Trump to respect Greenland’s territorial integrity and emphasizing that the island was protected under NATO’s collective security framework; This means that any attack on the island will be considered a threat to the entire alliance.