Overview
- President Trump repeated that he intends to obtain Greenland "one way or another," signaling he is not limiting himself to a consensual transfer.
- The Daily Mail, cited by German outlets, reports he asked U.S. Joint Special Operations Command to draft takeover options, a claim that has not been independently confirmed.
- According to that reporting, U.S. military chiefs are pushing back, calling a military move illegal and politically untenable without congressional support.
- Denmark’s prime minister said "Greenland belongs to Greenland," underscoring that only its people can decide the island’s future.
- The Danish Defence Ministry confirmed a 1952 order requiring immediate combat if Danish territory is attacked, as protests grow in Nuuk and local entrepreneurs report investment flows stalling.