Overview
- President Trump vowed the United States would act in Greenland “the soft way or the strong way,” as the White House said he is actively studying a purchase and has not ruled out military options.
- Leaders of all five Greenlandic parties issued a joint statement rejecting U.S. control, declaring “We do not want to be Americans” and asserting that Greenland’s future must be decided by its people.
- Danish and European leaders denounced the pressure, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warning a U.S. attack on a NATO member would mean “the end of everything” and France’s foreign minister calling it “blackmail.”
- The administration has named Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as an emissary to explore options, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to meet Danish officials next week to discuss the dispute.
- France’s defense minister labeled any invasion “gravissime” for the alliance, while officials highlighted the 1951 U.S.–Denmark defense pact that already grants broad American military access in Greenland.