Trump Meeting with Greenland Goes Off the Rails
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What went wrong during the Trump administration's meeting with Greenland?
Yeah.
A disastrous meeting just unfolded at the White House between the Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers and the top Trump administration officials, J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, and others. You saw right there the Danish foreign minister Lars Loke Rasmussen walking out running out, very angry about what just transpired at the White House. Rasmussen, the foreign minister of Denmark, spoke to the press after this horrible meeting where he said it was clear that the Trump regime wants to conquer Greenland and that they really had no interest in compromise. They kept on talking about conquering Greenland, conquering Denmark, going to war, invading, and that is unacceptable to us. Let me show you what Denmark's foreign minister, Rasmussen, had to say.
And then I want to talk about what's now happening with European countries sending their military into Greenland right now, whether it's Germany, whether it's France opening up a consulate, Sweden sending its special forces there. Europe is on high alert, preparing for a United States invasion.
What did Denmark's foreign minister say about Trump's intentions?
and Europe is ready to go to war, if necessary, to protect Denmark and Greenland. Here is Denmark's foreign minister after the Greenland meeting, saying it's clear that Trump wishes to conquer Greenland. Play this clip.
But it's not that I'm now, you know, saying everything is solved. It's not solved. We didn't manage, but honestly speaking, I didn't believe that that was doable. We didn't manage to change the American position. It's clear that the president has this wish of conquering over Greenland. We made it very, very clear that this is not in the interest of the kingdom. There's a government in Greenland with support from three quarter of the Greenlandic population.
How are European countries responding to the U.S. threats regarding Greenland?
The premier made it very, very clear yesterday that Greenland, for the time being and for a foreseeable future, will remain within the kingdom of Denmark. And therefore, this is a common position that we want to work with our American friends and allies, but it must be a respectful cooperation and it must respect the red lines.
Here you'll watch the Danish foreign minister as well talk about how Greenland has been a member of NATO since 1949. Play this clip right here.
Greenland is, through the Kingdom of Denmark, a member of NATO and has been that since the very founding of NATO in 1949 and is therefore also covered by Article 5.
I'm going to show you more from that press conference in just a moment. But it's important that you note that Germany is now deploying troops into Greenland. You have Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersen has announced that several officers from the Swedish Armed Forces will arrive in Greenland on Wednesday at the request of Denmark in order to support military and security operations on the territory and in the Northern Atlantic under the recently unveiled Operation Arctic Endurance. Denmark is now deploying more special forces and heavy military equipment to Greenland to establish defensive positions and logistical infrastructure ahead of a larger Danish army employment there in response to the United States threats of invasion that's being coordinated with the Germans, the French, Sweden and others within the European
union and the overall takeaway from this disastrous meeting denmark's foreign minister saying we didn't manage to change america's position on greenland they want to conquer it they want to take it with force you have the white house posting the following meme while the meeting was taking place which way greenland man
What military actions are being taken in Greenland by European nations?
And on the one hand, it shows the United States. On the other hand, it shows a flag of Russia and China. But Greenland is a member of NATO. So this is a false choice that the White House is giving. Greenland and Denmark would be protected by the NATO alliance. But Donald Trump wants to break apart the NATO alliance for Vladimir Putin. This morning, Donald Trump posted, "...the United States needs Greenland for the purpose of national security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What went wrong during the Trump administration's meeting with Greenland?
0:00–1:31
2
What did Denmark's foreign minister say about Trump's intentions?
1:31–2:17
3
How are European countries responding to the U.S. threats regarding Greenland?
2:17–4:21
4
What military actions are being taken in Greenland by European nations?
4:21–4:57
5
What was the outcome of the disastrous meeting between the U.S. and Denmark?
4:57–5:43
6
How does Trump's stance on Greenland affect NATO relations?
5:43–7:12
7
What are the public opinions on a military invasion of Greenland?
7:12–7:50
8
What lessons can be learned from this meeting for future diplomatic relations?
7:50–18:00