Greenland, Donald Trump and US
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The president continued to advance an imperialist vision of American foreign policy, where the U.S. can dominate neighboring countries “whether they like it or not.”
But Trump’s obsession with taking Greenland is the kind of existential threat to European sovereignty that, in the eyes of some European officials and diplomats who spoke to POLITICO, demands a stronger response. The most they feel they could do to placate him is commit more troops.
Trump unveiled a 'Happy Trump' lapel pin at at White House discussion of rebuilding Venezuela and possibly taking control of Greenland.
Trump’s refusal to rule out force over Greenland revives tensions with Denmark and raises questions about whether the threat is leverage or a real shift in U.S. strategy toward allies.
Greenland is 836,000 square miles of largely frozen ground northeast of Canada. So why does the White House say it "should be part of the United States"?
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to take Greenland, which has received extra weight after the capture of Maduro in Venezuela. Why?
President Donald Trump's increased push to take over Greenland through military action was downplayed by administration officials.
Heads of Exxon, Chevron, Halliburton, Shell and others are hearing the president's pitch for investing in Venezuela as the US plans to "run" the South American country.
This is appalling. Greenland is a NATO ally. The way we’re treating them is really demeaning," said Rep. Don Bacon.
Veteran diplomat tells CBS News Denmark "ready to cooperate" on Greenland, and he expects U.S. to abandon "anachronistic approach of colonialism" post-Trump.