‘We need Greenland’: Trump
President Donald Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One why the United States needs Greenland for “national security.” (Credit: The White House/YouTube)
Countries around the world are raising concerns as President Donald Trump appears to be eyeing Greenland for what he says are reasons related to US national security. Amid the developing controversy, two top Canadian officials are reportedly planning to visit Greenland – and possibly open an embassy there.
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Governor General Mary Simon, who is of Inuk descent, are expected to visit Greenland in early February. The Associated Press. Simon became Canada’s first indigenous governor general in 2021 – representing Britain’s King Charles as head of state – and previously served as Canada’s ambassador to Denmark.
The visit comes as Canada plans to open a consulate in Greenland.
CANADA OPENS GREENLAND CONSULATE AFTER TRUMP’S PRESSURE TO ACQUIRE ISLAND
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen at the Canadian Embassy in Paris, Tuesday, January 6, 2026. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP)
“The future of Greenland and Denmark will be determined solely by the people of Denmark,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said during a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the Canadian Embassy in Paris, the AP reported. The two leaders were in France for a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing focused on Ukraine.
Frederiksen praised Carney and expressed confidence in NATO’s ability to maintain security in the Arctic.
“You have been very clear in your statement when it comes to respect for national sovereignty,” Frederiksen told Carney. “We are both in the business of securing the Arctic and together with all our NATO allies we can secure the region, so hopefully everyone is willing to work together.”
Trump recently made waves when he reiterated his call for the US to annex Greenland, which he said would be a key element of US security.
“We need Greenland because of a national security situation,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. “Right now, Greenland is full of Russian and Chinese ships everywhere. We need Greenland from a national security perspective, and Denmark won’t be able to do that.”
A “Make America Go Away” baseball cap, distributed for free by Danish artist Jens Martin Skibsted, will be arranged on March 30, 2025 in Sisimiut, Greenland. (Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
TRUMP WARNS ‘SICK’ SOUTH AMERICAN LEADER, REPEATS ‘WE NEED GREENLAND’ FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller emphasized Monday that no one would oppose U.S. military action in Greenland. He told CNN’s Jake Tapper: “No one is going to fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland.” Axios reported.
The comments angered leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Britain who joined Frederiksen in defending the sovereignty of Greenland, an Inuit self-governing territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Canada’s decision to join the fray also comes after Trump made comments about Canada becoming the 51st state.
President Donald Trump’s new envoy to Greenland said Tuesday that the government wants to open a dialogue with the area’s residents and that the US is not out to “conquer” the island. (Leon Neal/Getty Images; Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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A statement from Frederiksen, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated: “Greenland belongs to its people.”
“It is up to Denmark and Greenland, and up to them alone, to decide on matters concerning Denmark and Greenland,” the statement said.
