Trump plans for action on Greenland over strategic concerns

US President Donald Trump said the United States would move to secure Greenland if necessary, warning that failure to act would allow China or Russia to establish a strategic foothold near American territory.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said Greenland’s location made it critical to US national security and dismissed suggestions that existing military arrangements were sufficient.

“We’re going to do something on Greenland,” Trump said. “Whether they like it or not.”

The president said the United States preferred a



negotiated solution but made clear that alternatives remained on the table.

“I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way,” Trump said. “But if we don’t do it the easy way, we’re going to do it the hard way.”

Trump argued that ownership, not leases or temporary arrangements, was necessary to ensure long-term security.

“Because when we own it, we defend it,” he said. “You don’t defend leases the same way. You have to own it.”

He said failure to act would invite US rivals into the region.