Donald Trump is standing firm on his ambition to bring Greenland under U.S. control, insisting in a new interview that it’s only a matter of time before the territory becomes part of the United States.
Speaking to NBC on Saturday (March 29), the former president reiterated his belief that acquiring Greenland—a vast Arctic territory currently under Danish sovereignty—is inevitable.
“We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100 percent,” Trump declared.
While he suggested that a peaceful acquisition was the preferred route, he made it clear that military action remains an option.
“Good possibility that we could do it without military force. I don’t take anything off the table,” he said.
Trump’s renewed push for Greenland follows his previous attempts during his presidency, when he proposed buying the resource-rich island from Denmark—an idea that was swiftly rejected by Danish officials.
With these latest comments, Trump signals that the U.S. interest in Greenland is far from over.
Trump isn’t taking anything off the table in acquiring Greenland(Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)
Donald Trump has reinforced his claim that the U.S. must acquire Greenland, citing growing Chinese and Russian influence in the region as a key motivator.
In a recent interview, Trump pointed to increased foreign activity near Greenland as a security concern.
“You have ships sailing outside Greenland from Russia, from China, and from many other places. And we’re not going to allow things to happen that are going to hurt the world or the United States,” he said.
When asked whether annexing Greenland would send a message to Russia, Trump dismissed the idea.
“I don’t really think about that. I don’t really care. Greenland’s a very separate subject, very different. It’s about international peace, international security, and strength.”
His comments echoed statements he made earlier in the week, emphasizing Greenland’s strategic importance.
Speaking from the Oval Office on March 28, he reiterated:
*”We need Greenland. Very importantly, for international security, we have to have Greenland. It’s not a question of, ‘Do you think we can do without it?’ We can’t.
If you look at Greenland right now, if you look at the waterways, you have Chinese and Russian ships all over the place, and we’re not going to be able to do that. We’re not relying on Denmark or anybody else to take care of that situation.”*
Despite Trump’s continued insistence, Greenlandic and Danish politicians, along with the people of Greenland, have repeatedly rejected the idea, making it clear that the nation is not for sale and has no interest in becoming part of the U.S.
