Some of Trumps threats to take over Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal are based on actual U.S. strategic goals. Others are just idiotic.
The newly inaugurated president held forth on multiple foreign policy issues on Saturday, from Greenland to Canada to the war between Israel and Hamas.
In Washington, some Trump allies are warming to the challenge. Rep. Andrew Ogles (R-Tennessee) this month introduced the “Make Greenland Great Again” Act, which would direct Congress to back Trump’s negotiations to acquire the territory.
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Danish Leader Rallies European Support in Greenland Standoff
Danish leader on European tour as Copenhagen moves to strengthen presence around Greenland
Denmark’s prime minister is on a tour of major European capitals as the continent faces what she called “a more uncertain reality” and her country moves to strengthen its military presence around Gree
Europe rallies behind Denmark to resist US ambitions on Greenland
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Trump serious about annexing Greenland, aggressive with Danish PM, FT reportsU.S. President Donald Trump aggressively defended his plans to take over Greenland in a phone wall with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Jan. 24. In the weeks leading up to his inauguration,
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'Freaked out': Details emerge from Trump’s 'horrendous' call with Denmark over GreenlandA call between President Donald Trump and Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen about Greenland recently spiraled out of control, according to several officials briefed on the call. The Financial Times first reported Friday on the 45-minute call between Trump and Frederiksen,
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen appealed for a more united Europe committed to stronger defence during a visit to Berlin on Tuesday. "We need a stronger and a more resolute Europe, standing increasingly in its own right,
President Donald Trump made another pitch for the United States buying Greenland, saying “it’s for protection of the free world.” The president also reiterated his belief that Canada would be better off if it became the 51st state.
It may be too extreme for Canada or Denmark to view the U.S. as an enemy in the wake of Trump annexation threats, but the line between enmity and amity is currently blurred.
Speaking alongside Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Berlin on Tuesday, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz once again condemned all territorial expansionist ambitions, regardless of who pursues them.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen agreed at a meeting on Tuesday that allies need to focus on strengthening defences in the Arctic, a source familiar with the talks told Reuters.
Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed an interest in annexing Greenland and again suggested Canada could become a US state.
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