Denmark spoke with Trump team about increasing U.S. military presence on Greenland, says report
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Incoming president has repeatedly said he wants the U.S. to have more control over Greenland. The Danish government spoke privately with members of President-elect Donald Trump’s team about security in Greenland, signaling they are willing to work with the U.S. after Trump said he wanted to buy the country.
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Those familiar with the conversation told Axios that Denmark asked the Trump team for clarification about what the president-elect wanted after he repeatedly said he wanted the U.S. to take over Greenland and did not rule out using military force. While the Danish government reiterated that Greenland is “not for sale” they expressed a willingness to work with the Trump team on the president-elect’s desires.
The Independent has asked a member of the Trump–Vance transition team and the Danish government for comment. Those private conversations, if true, appear to be Denmark’s way of turning the temperature down as Trump stirs the pot. Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., took a one-day trip to Greenland with his team to speak with locals, officials said this was a personal trip.
Greenland, a country of approximately 56,000 people, is an autonomous territory of Denmark. The island country is situated northeast of Canada within the Arctic Circle. The U.S. has had a military base on Greenland since 1951, it currently is part of the U.S. Space Force.
