Trump Greenland ‘invasion’ plot gets serious as FRANCE warns US to ‘back down’ & ice island’s owners the Danes hit back
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DONALD Trump has been slammed by France and Denmark after the president-elect floated bizarre plans to buy Greenland. International tensions rose after the incoming US leader refused to rule out military action to take control of Denmark's autonomous territory.
![[Donald Trump has been slammed by France for floating a bizarre plan to take over Greenland]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2024-phoenix-arizona-annual-four-959266370.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Trump has ruffled the feathers of America's oldest allies as France issued a surprise stern warning. French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot suggest moves on the territory would be an attack on the European Union. He said: "There is no question of the EU letting other nations in the world, whoever they may be, attack its sovereign borders, whoever they are.
![[Trump did not rule out using military action to take control of Greenland]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/nuuk-godthab-city-view-warm-959475621_74b5dc.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"We are a strong continent.". Despite his warning, the minister added that he did not believe the US would invade the Danish territory. He said: "If you’re asking me whether I think the United States will invade Greenland, my answer is no. "But have we entered into a period of time when it is survival of the fittest? Then my answer is yes.”.
![[Donald Trump Jr. visits Nuuk, Greenland, on January 7, 2025]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2025-donald-trump-jr-private-962194737_743ea2.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Just days away from his second inauguration as president, Trump has issued shock and unexpected threats towards Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada. The president-elect said that the US ownership of Greenland is an "absolute necessity" to protect global "national security and freedom".
Trump even suggested he would impose tariffs on Denmark if the country resists his offer to buy Greenland. As an autonomous territory of Denmark's, Greenland has it's own ruling body but people from the island have Danish citizenship. Trump faced another diplomatic strike as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hit back at the president-elect's plans.
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