Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two upon departure for Azerbaijan, at Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia, on Tuesday Feb. 10, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
President Donald Trump said in mid-January that the U.S. needs Greenland "for the purpose of national security."
"It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!" Trump said at the time.
A week later, Trump said, "Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region."
NATO CHIEF WARNS EUROPE CAN’T DEFEND ITSELF WITHOUT US AS TENSIONS RISE OVER GREENLAND
Danish troops practice looking for potential threats during a military drill in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on Sept. 17, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)
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Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt said earlier this month that, "We are pursuing a diplomatic solution through negotiations" with the U.S. and that she is "hopeful and optimistic that we will find common ground that respect our red lines," according to Reuters.
Fox News Digital’s Alex Nitzberg contributed to this report.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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