U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters, as he attends a gathering with oil trade executives, on the White Home in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 9, 2026.
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President Donald Trump mentioned Friday his administration will take motion on Greenland “whether or not they prefer it or not,” additional escalating his rhetoric as he pushes to amass the Danish territory for the U.S.
Trump’s newest feedback on Greenland got here throughout a White Home assembly with oil executives on Venezuela, whose chief was captured in a brazen U.S. navy operation lower than every week earlier.
Trump has lengthy sought to take over Greenland, primarily citing the Arctic island’s significance for U.S. nationwide safety.
His administration says it’s at the moment weighing a variety of choices on Greenland, together with using the U.S. navy or shopping for it from Denmark.
Authorities officers have additionally mulled sending lump sums of money to Greenlanders with a view to sway them to affix the U.S., Reuters reported Thursday.
Requested on Friday how a lot these funds could possibly be, Trump mentioned, “I am not speaking about cash for Greenland, but.”
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