Greenland, Trump and Denmark
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President Trump renewed his call for the US to control Greenland and threatened to remove soldiers from Europe as the NATO summit in Turkey began.
President Donald Trump is getting roasted online after again again suggesting that the United States should take over the Arctic nation of Greenland. Answering a reporter’s question about the Greenland controversy at the NATO summit in Turkey,
President Donald Trump is still very interested in acquiring Greenland, which currently belongs to Denmark. Asked about the situation regarding the huge island, Jeff Landry, U.S. special envoy to Greenland,
Representative Don Bacon rebuked Trump's Greenland comments at NATO, saying they damage trust with U.S. allies.
At the NATO summit this week in Ankara, Turkey, President Trump revived his demand that Greenland “be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark.”
The governor says stronger U.S.-Greenland ties would benefit both nations after serving as President Trump's special envoy.
Trump made Landry his special envoy to the island territory amid controversy over the president’s calls for the U.S. to take it over.
The fact-checking site Snopes looked into a rumor claiming that an official appointed by Donald Trump had presented access to the resources of Greenland's seas as a way to revive the all-you-can-eat shrimp offer at the Red Lobster chain.