Overview
- At a White House meeting, President Trump vowed the U.S. will “do something with Greenland,” saying it may happen the “hard way” and questioning Denmark’s claim to the island.
- The White House said options under active review include a purchase and the possible use of U.S. forces, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to meet Danish representatives next week.
- Leaders of all five Greenlandic parliamentary parties issued a joint rejection of U.S. control, declaring “we want to be Greenlandic” and stressing that the island’s future is for its people to decide.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that a U.S. attack would mean the end of NATO, as EU governments moved to coordinate a unified stance backing Denmark’s sovereignty.
- NATO’s secretary general discussed Arctic security with Rubio, reports surfaced of unconfirmed U.S. cash incentives for Greenland residents, and a Danish poll found 38% expect a U.S. invasion under Trump.