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Trump still intent on 'conquering Greenland,' Denmark says after White House talks
NBC ^ | January 14, 2025 | Yuliya Talmazan and Nick Duffy

Posted on 01/15/2026 7:53:52 PM PST by Miami Rebel

Denmark said it did not manage to dissuade President Donald Trump from seeking to conquer Greenland during high-level talks at the White House on Wednesday.

"It's clear the president has this wish of conquering Greenland," Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said at a news conference after a closed-door meeting attended by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

"We had what I will describe as a frank but also constructive discussion," he added, standing alongside Greenland’s minister of foreign affairs, Vivian Motzfeldt. "The president has made his view clear, and we have a different position.”

Trump has vowed to take control of Greenland “one way or the other,” citing concerns it could be vulnerable to Russia or China. The White House has refused to rule out military action to seize the island from Denmark, alarming allies and rattling the NATO alliance.

Rasmussen said a high-level working group would be formed and meet within weeks "to explore if we can find a common way forward" on security while respecting Denmark's red lines, referring to demands for U.S. ownership of the vast, semi-autonomous territory as “totally unacceptable.”

“Whether that is doable, I don't know, but I hope it could take down the temperature,” he added.

Motzfeldt said strengthening cooperation “doesn’t mean we want to be owned by the United States,” adding: “We have shown where our limits are.”

Rasmussen said a high-level working group would be formed and meet within weeks "to explore if we can find a common way forward" on security while respecting Denmark's red lines, referring to demands for U.S. ownership of the vast, semi-autonomous territory as “totally unacceptable.”

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Motzfeldt said strengthening cooperation “doesn’t mean we want to be owned by the United States,” adding: “We have shown where our limits are.”

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To: Jamestown1630

Or Ballet de la Merlaison.


21 posted on 01/15/2026 8:33:04 PM PST by Mi-kha-el ((There is no Pravda in Izvestiya and no Izvestiya in Pravda.))
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To: Miami Rebel
Looks bad for the US, Denmark moving troops in now!.

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22 posted on 01/15/2026 8:37:37 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: Karl Spooner

Those guys? We’ll just send a Texas Ranger. Their motto is, “One riot. One Ranger.”


23 posted on 01/15/2026 8:42:18 PM PST by LouAvul (I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6)
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To: napscoordinator

Believe it or not....
__________
I’ll take the ‘or not’ option. Denying entry is not the same as a deportation....even if a tail is redefined as a leg.


24 posted on 01/15/2026 8:47:13 PM PST by hecticskeptic
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To: LouAvul

Trump is doing this to embarrass them. Growing up we would pants someone.


25 posted on 01/15/2026 8:48:22 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Miami Rebel

Denmark, you are irrelevant in the Western hemisphere.
Be grateful that the USA is not taking Greenland by force.


26 posted on 01/15/2026 8:48:23 PM PST by dadgum (Fight to WIN or do not fight at all)
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To: dadgum

Aside… Danish women are hot hot hot..yummy


27 posted on 01/15/2026 8:49:21 PM PST by dadgum (Fight to WIN or do not fight at all)
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To: dadgum

Should have bought Greenland when we bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark.


28 posted on 01/15/2026 8:49:36 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Miami Rebel

Has anyone asked Greenlanders, not Danes?


29 posted on 01/15/2026 8:50:53 PM PST by Glad2bnuts
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To: bigbob
I’m expecting Trump to “walk away” - telling Denmark they had their chance to MGGA by selling us Greenland and making the citizens of Greenland not only US citizens, but very wealthy...Turn the tables and get the Greenlanders pissed at Denmark and demanding to become part of the US!

From what I've read, they are well aware of the "promises" of riches, but promises don't always pan out, especially lately. I personally think it would be great if Greenland was made a colony like Puerto Rico, but the right approach probably would be to just take their offer, and go ahead and build our bases there, and earn some actual trust, first.

Even if you are going to just take them over, later, it'd be easier if they agreed to let you build your bases there first, verses going to war on day 1, while they're still your ally.

30 posted on 01/15/2026 8:51:06 PM PST by Golden Eagle (Principles, not partisanship)
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To: Mi-kha-el

I don’t know that one. Is Trump the bird?


31 posted on 01/15/2026 8:54:22 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: LouAvul
It's NATO VS NATO VS NATO now.

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"Troop Deployments: Soldiers from Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and the UK have arrived in Nuuk, Greenland's capital, as part of an exercise called "Operation Arctic Endurance".

32 posted on 01/15/2026 9:02:18 PM PST by Karl Spooner
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To: Miami Rebel
Denmark has not been punished for WWII Nazi collaboration.
They can consider this judgment day and now the bill is due.

33 posted on 01/15/2026 9:03:49 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie ( O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious, and his mercy endures forever. — Psalm 106)
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To: Miami Rebel

The 1951 treaty lets the United States do anything we want there.

Something else is going on.


34 posted on 01/15/2026 9:07:02 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ( )
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To: Miami Rebel
Dear Stupid,Shortsighted Denmark,

What does Denmark have to offer Greenland?

What does the US have to offer Greenland?

35 posted on 01/15/2026 9:08:00 PM PST by Chgogal (The NYT is the mouthpiece of the violent left-wing Democrat Party)
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To: DIRTYSECRET
Trump is doing this to embarrass them.

Unfortunately, the EU already sent in troops, apparently hoping to call any bluff, if that's all it is.

36 posted on 01/15/2026 9:10:47 PM PST by Golden Eagle (Principles, not partisanship)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I doubt you’ll like these sources, but this theory has been, and remains, the main alternate thinking about why Greenland is suddenly a target. Note the dates of the articles.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/08/world/greenland-melting-mineral-mining-climate

https://www.reuters.com/business/mining-firm-backed-by-bezos-gates-begin-greenland-drilling-2022-03-24/


37 posted on 01/15/2026 9:19:00 PM PST by Golden Eagle (Principles, not partisanship)
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To: Golden Eagle

I have no problem with any sources. The only problem I have is with people who have problems with sources. They look good to me.


38 posted on 01/15/2026 9:25:55 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ( )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Thanks friend, same here. If one seeks to learn the complete truth, you must evaluate all available data.


39 posted on 01/15/2026 9:32:14 PM PST by Golden Eagle (Principles, not partisanship)
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To: dadgum

Been there, have to agree about Danish women.

But I’m a woman too and spent more time looking at extremely handsome Norwegian men. Especially the one who joined me starkers in a women’s sauna in a great hotel in Oslo.

And then there are the Swedes. Not very impressive, but good looking.
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“Ten thousand Swedes came through the weeds
chased by one Norwegian.”


40 posted on 01/15/2026 10:22:32 PM PST by Veto! (Trump is Superman)
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