Trump: “I don’t exclude” the use of military force to gain Greenland

Yesterday, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump held a press conference at his house. When asked if he excluded using military or economic coercion to gain control of Greenland, he answered, “No.”

Donald Trump during his press conference at Mar-A-Lago

Bernardo Basilici Menini

Jan 7, 2025

President-elect Donald Trump said he does not exclude the use of military force to gain control of Greenland. Yesterday marked the day of the highest diplomatic tension in recent history for Denmark. Trump Jr. was sent by his father to the Arctic country to lay the groundwork for his father’s diplomatic assault. And while the […]

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