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President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly scrapped the tariffs he had threatened to impose on eight European nations in a bid to pressure Denmark and NATO into ceding control of Greenland, reversing course hours after insisting the United States wanted the island “including right, title and ownership.” In a post …

President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday that he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership,” but said he would not use military force to do so — even as he repeatedly derided European allies, warned NATO not to interfere and threatened steep tariffs if Denmark refuses to negotiate. In …

President Donald Trump doubled down over the weekend on threats to acquire Greenland, saying he would place a 10% tariff on eight European countries that object to his plans and posting several times on social media. Trump’s insistence that the United States gain control of the Arctic island from Denmark …

President Donald Trump privately linked his increasingly aggressive posture toward Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize last year, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” according to two European officials familiar with the exchange. The message, sent …

President Donald Trump on Friday escalated his rhetoric over Greenland, declaring that the United States will take action to acquire the Arctic territory regardless of opposition from Denmark or Greenland’s government. “We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not,” Trump told reporters at the …

Vice President JD Vance defended the Trump administration’s interest in acquiring Greenland during a visit to the U.S. Space Force base in the Arctic territory on Friday. His trip coincided with President Donald Trump’s strong remarks at the White House, where he declared, “We have to have Greenland,” underscoring the …