Greenland, Denmark and Donald Trump
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Denmark, Greenland and other NATO allies remain staunchly opposed to President Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland.
The visit comes after high-level talks in Washington failed to dissuade Trump from his plan to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory.
Leaders from Greenland and Denmark are slated to meet Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at White House, as Trump weighs acquiring Greenland for security.
Yesterday, after Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, vowed to cast his lot with Denmark over the United States, Trump said that he didn’t “know anything about” Nielsen but that such a choice would be a “big problem for him.”
Russia said NATO members were bolstering their military presences in the Arctic territory “under the false pretext of a growing threat from Moscow and Beijing.”
The 2016 footage is cast new light after Trump’s threats to take the Danish territory of Greenland “whether they like it or not”
In recent days, Trump has continued to express his desire to claim Greenland for the United States. The island is currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, a NATO ally of the U.S.