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Report: Trump Orders Generals to Draft Greenland Invasion Plan

President Trump insists US must own Greenland to block Russian and Chinese influence, despite 85% Greenlander opposition and NATO ally concerns.

  • President Donald Trump stated that the US needs to acquire Greenland to prevent Russia or China from taking control of the island, emphasizing that the US will have to defend Greenland.
  • Trump's comments have led to strong condemnation from Denmark and NATO allies, with assertions that only Greenland and Denmark can decide on their relationship.
  • Greenland's leaders have declared that only the Greenlandic people should decide their future, stressing a desire to maintain autonomy from both the US and Denmark.
  • Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned that a US takeover of Greenland would end NATO and trans-Atlantic defense alliances, reacting to Trump's comments on the island.
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On Monday, European fears of a clash with Washington and the collapse of NATO resurfaced, following the European campaign to counter US President Donald Trump's attempt to seize the resource-rich island of Greenland, which belongs to Denmark.

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Greenland basically has two dog-drawn sleds, did you know? Do you know what their defense is? Two dog-drawn sleds. Meanwhile there are Russian and Chinese warships and submarines everywhere. We will not allow that to happen. And if this will have repercussions on NATO, then it will have repercussions on NATO. But, you know, they need us much more than we need them. I'm telling you clearly. That's what US President Donald Trump said, talking to j…

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Bloomberg broke the news in United States on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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