US President Donald Trump has signalled that countries refusing to support Washington's push for control of Greenland could face economic punishment, raising the stakes in an already tense geopolitical dispute involving Denmark and NATO allies.
Speaking at the White House on Friday during an event focused on rural healthcare, Trump said trade measures could be used as leverage, similar to threats he previously made over pharmaceutical tariffs. He suggested the same tactic could now be applied to Greenland, arguing that the Arctic territory is essential to US national security.
Trump, who returned to office in January, has repeatedly stated that the United States must take control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory under Danish sovereignty. Earlier this week, he described any outcome that leaves the island outside US hands as unacceptable, and on Friday he went further by explicitly linking support for his stance to potential tariffs.
