Trump Threatens to Take Greenland ‘the Hard Way’
The New York Times••world
Key Points:
- President Trump reiterated his threat to forcibly annex Greenland, stating he plans to act "whether they like it or not," citing concerns over Russian and Chinese influence in the region.
- Trump falsely claimed Greenland is surrounded by Russian and Chinese warships, despite the U.S. maintaining a military base there and no such encirclement existing.
- He warned Danish and Greenlandic officials that if a deal to acquire Greenland is not made "the easy way," the U.S. would pursue it "the hard way," implying potential use of force.
- Such an action would violate NATO's core principle of collective defense, as Denmark is a founding member, but Trump suggested the U.S. would only defend Greenland if it governed the territory directly.
