President Donald Trump said the U.S. will "go as far as we have to go" to get control of Greenland, ahead of a planned visit to the Arctic island by the vice president.

Summary

Trump stated the U.S. will “go as far as we have to go” to gain control of Greenland, citing national and international security needs.

JD Vance will visit Greenland’s Pituffik military base, scaling back a broader visit amid backlash from Greenland and Denmark.

Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede condemned the move as “aggressive pressure” and insisted that “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders.”

Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, asserting that U.S. control is essential for security.

    • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca
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      4 days ago

      Hopefully. If the US leaves NATO and then attacks, article 5 can be triggered.

      If they attack before leaving NATO I don’t believe article 5 can be used.

      • alkbch@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        4 days ago

        A lot of NATO coordination is done by the US, so if it leaves it remains to be seen whether the remaining countries could quickly reorganize.