Trump

I don't want to use force.

I won't use force.

All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland where we already had it as a trustee, but respectfully returned it back to Denmark not long ago after we defeated the Germans, the Japanese, the Italians, and others in World War II.

We gave it back to them.

We were a powerful force then, but we are a much more powerful force now after I rebuilt the military in my first term and continue to do so today.

And all we're asking for is to get.

Greenland, including right title and ownership, because you need the ownership to defend it.

You can't defend it on a lease.

Number one, legally, it's not defensible that way.

Totally.

And number two, psychologically, who the hell wants to defend a license agreement or lease?

which is a large piece of ice in the middle of the ocean where if there is a war, much of the action will take place on that piece of ice.

Think of it.

It's a very small ask compared to what we have given them for many, many decades.

But the problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them 100%.

But I'm not sure that they'd be there for us if we gave them the call.

Gentlemen, we are being attacked.

We're under attack by such and such a nation.

I know them all very well.

I'm not sure that they'd be there.