‘No going back’: Trump posts image showing Canada, Greenland as US territory; what he told Nato chief
US President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States would push the issue of acquiring Greenland at this week’s Davos Economic Forum, arguing that Denmark is unable to protect the territory. “We have to have it. They have to have this done. They can’t protect it, Denmark, they’re wonderful people,” Trump told reporters in Florida. “I know the leaders, they’re very good people, but they don’t even go there.”He added, “I don’t think they’re going to push back too much.”Trump also shared an image on Truth Social depicting Greenland as part of “US territory.” The picture shows Trump alongside JD Vance and Marco Rubio, planting a US flag on the Arctic island.Trump said he would meet several parties in Switzerland’s Davos to discuss his ambition to take control of Greenland.In a Truth Social post early Tuesday morning, Trump said he had a “very good telephone call” with Nato secretary general Mark Rutte regarding the Danish territory.“I agreed to a meeting of the various parties in Davos, Switzerland. As I expressed to everyone, very plainly, Greenland is imperative for National and World Security. There can be no going back — On that, everyone agrees!” Trump said on Truth Social.Trump also shared a screenshot of his conversation with Nato chief Mark Rutte, in which Rutte appeared to say, “Mr. President, dear Donald — what you accomplished in Syria today is incredible. I will use my media engagements in Davos to highlight your work there, in Gaza and in Ukraine. I am committed to finding a way forward on Greenland. Can’t wait to see you.”Trump also posted a screenshot of an exchange with French President Emmanuel Macron, after threatening to impose a 200 per cent tariff on French wines and champagne in response to Macron’s refusal to join the “Board of Peace.”In the screenshot shared by the US president, Macron invited him to Paris for G7 and dinner, “My friend, we are totally in line on Syria. I don’t understand what you are doing on Greenland. Let us try to build great things,” before listing the following proposals:(I) “I can set up a G7 meeting after Davos in Paris on Thursday afternoon. I can invite the Ukrainians, the Danish, the Syrians and the Russians on the margins.”(II) “Let us have dinner together in Paris on Thursday before you go back to the US.”Earlier, Trump had linked his claims over the Danish territory to not being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, in a letter sent to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.
