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Trump's Ambitions for Greenland Get a Mixed Reception on Capitol Hill
Trump claims the U.S. alone can protect and develop Greenland, seeking immediate negotiations to acquire it, citing historical precedents of U.S. territorial expansion.
- On January 21, 2026 Donald Trump sought immediate negotiations to acquire Greenland during a special address at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, leaving the Alpine summit tense.
- Framing his pitch as historical, he argued the United States alone can protect, develop, and make Greenland useful and safe for European nations and the United States.
- Posting to European leaders, Donald Trump circulated an edited map image showing Canada and Greenland incorporated into the U.S. and repeatedly confused Greenland with Iceland during his January 21, 2026 Davos address.
- European and Canadian horror followed Trump's pledge to impose tariffs of 10 per cent and 15 per cent on eight nations opposing Greenland plans, risking strain with Denmark, which lost more troops per capita in Afghanistan.
- Such positions suggest implications for NATO cohesion, as Trump said both Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine, and Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, would be unwise not to sign a peace deal, while his pro-Russian bias and cuts to Kyiv aid could deepen NATO tensions.
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