Trump warned by Denmark to stop threatening Greenland

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned President Donald Trump to drop his threat to take Greenland, just a day after the United States carried out a military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

“The Kingdom of Denmark – and therefore Greenland – is part of NATO and therefore covered by the alliance’s security guarantee. Today we already have a defense agreement between the Kingdom and the United States, which provides the United States with broad access to Greenland,” Frederiksen said on Sunday. he said.

“That’s why I strongly urge the United States to stop threats against a historically close ally, another country and another people who have publicly said they are not for sale,” he said.

Frederiksen’s warning came after Trump was quoted Atlantic magazine said, “We definitely need Greenland.”

Trump had ordered a military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife over the weekend. The couple was brought to the United States on drug-related charges.

The operation follows months of U.S. military buildup and threats against Venezuela, which the Trump administration alleges is complicit in drug trafficking to the United States.

The move to oust Maduro has led to speculation that Trump’s other regional ambitions could be achieved by force.

Katie Miller, wife of senior White House aide Stephen Miller. sent To X, a map of Greenland covered in an American flag with the words “Soon” written on it, shortly after Maduro’s capture.

Trump has long considered buying Greenland, Denmark’s mineral-rich and self-governing region. Last month, the Louisiana GOP appointed Gov. Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland. Trump also openly talked about making Canada, an independent nation, the 51st state of the United States.

Greenland and Canada have repeatedly rebuked Trump’s advances.