World · 10 July 2026
Why Trump keeps coming back to Greenland
Pexels / Chris Spain
The pull is strategic: an Arctic foothold and keeping rivals out, justified with a claim fact-checkers call false. Trump told Tuesday's NATO summit that Greenland 'should be controlled by the United States', floating a US troop pullout from Europe over the pushback. In January he threatened tariffs and reportedly sought military options before backing down, and Denmark insists the island is not for sale.
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