Trump, Greenland
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Trump said "Iceland" when he appeared to mean "Greenland" four times in his speech. Leavitt later denied he mixed the names up.
Leader of Denmark and its semiautonomous territory Greenland are insisting that the island's sovereignty is non-negotiable after U.S.
“It’s very disrespectful.”
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - When officials from the United States, Denmark and Greenland met last month in the Arctic island's capital, the session was reassuringly normal, with no discussion of a U.
President Donald Trump declares at Davos that the U.S. is the only nation capable of securing Greenland for national security reasons during his World Economic Forum speech.
President Donald Trump appeared to back off his maximalist demand at Davos that the U.S. take ownership of Greenland, moving instead toward a deal.
Elon Musk takes a swipe at Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” by making a Greenland reference. Musk made his first appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. However, he couldn’t resist taking a dig at his former ally and charmed everyone with his quick wit and unabashed sense of humor.
The Arctic territory is of strategic importance, under the flight paths that nuclear-armed missiles from China and Russia could take on their way to incinerating targets in the United States, and vice versa.