{"id":8668,"date":"2026-01-15T04:23:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8668"},"modified":"2026-01-15T04:23:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:23:47","slug":"greenland-and-denmark-say-trump-set-on-conquering-territory-after-meeting-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8668","title":{"rendered":"Greenland and Denmark say Trump set on \u2018conquering\u2019 territory after meeting | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen says meeting with Trump administration \u2018didn\u2019t manage to change\u2019 US position.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 14 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">14 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland have travelled to Washington, DC, to meet with members of President Donald Trump\u2019s administration in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>But on Wednesday, officials emerged having made little progress in dissuading Trump from seeking to take over Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe didn\u2019t manage to change the American position,\u201d Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told reporters after the meeting. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rasmussen and his Greenlandic counterpart Vivian Motzfeldt had hoped that their sit-down with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance would alleviate mounting tensions over the fate of Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>But the meeting failed to address key disagreements. Instead, the officials declared their intent to establish a working group to continue to address concerns about control over Greenland and security in the Arctic region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe group, in our view, should focus on how to address the American security concerns, while at the same time respecting the red lines of the Kingdom of Denmark,\u201d Rasmussen said.<\/p>\n<p>Motzfeldt, meanwhile, called for cooperation with the US but said that her position does not mean that the country wants to be \u201cowned by the United States\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A social media account representing Greenland\u2019s government representation in the US and Canada also emphasised the need for Indigenous \u2013 or kalaallit \u2013 voices in any matters concerning the island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy don\u2019t you ask us, kalaallit? Last time a poll was done only 6% of Greenlanders\/kalaallit were in favour of becoming a part of the US,\u201d the account wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GreenlandRepDC\/status\/2011449085774221325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>European allies have offered to expand security cooperation with the US in the Arctic, where the Trump administration has said that China and Russia pose a threat to Western interests.<\/p>\n<p>But those offers have done nothing to blunt Trump\u2019s insistence that the US will \u201cown\u201d the territory, despite rising alarm from the territory\u2019s government and European allies.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Trump reiterated his position that the US needs to own Greenland for \u201cnational security\u201d purposes, during an Oval Office ceremony to sign legislation about domestic milk consumption.<\/p>\n<p>The president also questioned whether Denmark could repel any potential invasion, should one occur.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreenland is very important for the national security, including of Denmark,\u201d Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the problem is there\u2019s not a thing that Denmark can do about it if Russia or China wants to occupy Greenland, but there\u2019s everything we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u200ahe has \u201ca very good relationship with Denmark\u201d and would be briefed about Wednesday\u2019s meeting after his Oval Office appearance.<\/p>\n<p>The United States already has a military presence in Greenland and could expand it further under the terms of an existing treaty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have a base there at the moment; it has about 150 personnel there. But the Danes and the Greenlandic government are willing to discuss expanding the US military presence there,\u201d said Al Jazeera correspondent Alan Fisher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Donald Trump says that, unless it\u2019s under US control, then anything less is unacceptable, and he\u2019d like to see the US move into Greenland sooner than later.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen says meeting with Trump administration \u2018didn\u2019t manage to change\u2019 US position. 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