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Trump Posts Map with U.S. Flag Covering Canada, Greenland and Venezuela

Trump’s AI-generated map depicting Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as U.S. territories intensified diplomatic tensions and prompted tariff threats on European allies, citing national security concerns.

  • On January 20, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social an altered image showing Canada, Greenland and Venezuela as U.S. territories during an overnight posting spree.
  • Framing it as a security imperative, Donald Trump, U.S. President, said acquiring Greenland, semi-autonomous Danish territory, is needed to counter China and Russia, and he suggested Canada become the 51st U.S. state last year.
  • Posting a stream of AI images, Trump circulated photos on Truth Social showing him planting a U.S. flag on Greenland and leaked private texts from Emmanuel Macron questioning the approach.
  • European leaders have rejected U.S. demands to control Greenland and said they will not be blackmailed; the EU is considering �81B in tariffs amid protests in Denmark.
  • Hours before departing for Davos, Trump posted the image as NORAD announced aircraft will soon arrive at Pituffik Space Base, Greenland, coordinating with Denmark and Greenland governments.
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The President of the United States, Donald Trump, published on his social network a photograph of a meeting he held with European leaders to which he has incorporated an image generated with Artificial Intelligence (IA) of a map of America in which Venezuela, Greenland and Canada appear as U.S. territories. The real photograph was taken in August at the White House Oval Office, where Trump met with the main leaders of the European Union (EU), in…

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Trump shares AI photo of Greenland, Canada both under American flag

U.S. President Donald Trump is continuing to talk about taking over Greenland as he heads to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, where he is scheduled to speak Wednesday and meet with other world leaders.

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Trump is grumbling and threatening – even against his allies. In a post on his online platform, he published an edited image showing Canada and Greenland in the colors of the US flag.

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The Economic Times broke the news in on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
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