Greenland

IN THE NEWS Trump refuses to rule out using military to take Panama Canal and Greenland (The Guardian) — We’d kind of forgotten just what a Trump presidency involves hadn’t we. Like, we knew, but also, we’d deleted it from our memory. Anyway, here we go again. On Tuesday, Donald…

Donald Trump during today's press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Alamy Stock Photo US Foreign Policy The pronouncements came during a meandering press conference held a day after the US Congress certified Trump’s election victory. LAST UPDATE | 16 hrs ago DONALD TRUMP HAS unveiled some of his foreign policy…

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would not rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security. Speaking to reporters less than two weeks…

Politics I Know Why Trump Really Wants Greenland It’s the same reason he wants to annex Canada. Sigh. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Samuel Corum/Pool/Getty Images and Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your…

An aerial view of mountains just north of Greenland's capital of Nuuk. Greenland is bigger than Mexico and has a sparse population of about 56,000 people. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR Donald Trump Jr. made a whirlwind visit to Greenland on Tuesday — as a tourist, he…

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new video loaded: Trump Suggests U.S. Expansion Into Greenland and Canada transcript transcript During a news conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, President-elect Donald J. Trump refused to rule out using military force to retake the Panama Canal. Reporter: “Your references to Greenland and the Panama Canal and so forth —…

US president-elect Donald Trump has refused to rule out military or economic action to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland - as he said he believes NATO spending should be increased to 5% per member state. Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, Mr Trump made a series of sweeping claims on what…

President-elect Trump during a lengthy press conference on Tuesday did not rule out using the U.S. military to reclaim the Panama Canal or acquire Greenland. Why it matters: Speaking for over an hour during his second press conference since winning the White House, Trump floated renaming the 'Gulf of Mexico'…

President-elect Donald Trump told residents of Greenland that “we’re going to treat you well” as his oldest son visited the mineral-rich Danish territory that’s home to a large U.S. military base, heightening speculation that the incoming U.S. administration could seek to acquire it. The president-elect later told a news conference…