Trump Revives Bid to Annex Greenland

President Donald Trump persisted on Sunday with his assertion that Greenland should be incorporated into the United States, even as Denmark’s prime minister urged him to cease threatening the territory.

The U.S. military’s actions in Venezuela have brought back concerns regarding Greenland, which Trump has consistently mentioned wanting to acquire, considering its strategic position in the Arctic.

While travelling on Air Force One back to Washington, Trump reaffirmed this objective.

“We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,” he said in response to a reporter’s question.

Over the weekend, the Danish prime minister called on Washington to stop “threatening its historical ally”.

“I have to say this very clearly to the United States: it is absolutely absurd to say that the United States should take control of Greenland,” Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement.

Trump rattled European leaders by attacking Caracas and grabbing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who is now being detained in New York. Trump has said the United States will now “run” Venezuela indefinitely and tap its vast oil reserves.

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