‘No More Fantasies’: Greenland Fires Back After Trump Reignites Takeover Talk

The leaders of Greenland and Denmark hit back at President Donald Trump after he once again raised the prospect of bringing the Arctic island under U.S. control.

“We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,” Trump told reporters Sunday aboard Air Force One. The president has repeatedly argued that Denmark is incapable of adequately securing the strategically located and mineral-rich territory.

Trump’s remarks set off alarm bells in Copenhagen, prompting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to urge Trump to “stop the threats.”

“The Kingdom of Denmark — and thus Greenland — is part of NATO and is therefore covered by the alliance’s security guarantee. We already have a defense agreement between the Kingdom and the United States today, which gives the United States wide access to Greenland,” Frederiksen said in a Sunday statement. “I would therefore strongly urge the United States to stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people who have said very clearly that they are not for sale.”

Trump has long advocated for U.S. control of the self-governing territory, strategically located between the U.S., Russia, and Europe, as well as rich in critical minerals.

“Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place,” Trump said on Air Force One, but he tempered the immediacy, saying the U.S. will “worry about Greenland in about two months.”

Trump’s push has been met with fierce opposition from both Danish and Greenlandic officials. In August, Denmark’s foreign ministry