Donald Trump Plans to Take Control of Greenland ‘One Way or Another’
March 5, 2025
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James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is covering U.S. politics and world politics. He has covered the intersection between politics and emerging technology, such as artificial intelligence. James joined Newsweek in July 2022 from LBC, and previously worked for the Daily Express. He is a graduate of Oxford University. Languages: English. Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing j.bickerton@newsweek.com
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President Trump vowed that the United States will gain control over Greenland, currently a Danish autonomous territory, “one way or another” during his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday.
Speaking before a joint session of Congress Trump said: “We need Greenland for national security and even international security, and we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it.
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Win McNamee/AP
“But we need it really for international, for world security, and I think we’re going to get it. One way or the other, we’re going to get it.”
Following his inauguration in January, Trump declined to rule out using force to bring Greenland under American sovereignty.
Both Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede have repeatedly rejected the territory coming under U.S. control.
A poll conducted by Verian, on behalf of Danish newspaper Berlingske and Greenlandic publication Sermitsiaq, found only six percent of Greenlanders are in favor of the territory coming under U.S. sovereignty.
By contrast 85 percent were opposed to the idea, whilst nine percent said they were unsure. The survey took place between January 22 and 27 and included 497 Greenlandic citizens over the age of 18.
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