January 14, 2026 | 10:09 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said NATO should help the U.S. in acquiring Greenland.
Trump's remarks, which follow similar comments in recent weeks, came just hours before Vice President JD Vance was set to host the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland for talks on the issue.
Denmark, along with the U.S., is a member of the NATO alliance.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump again said the U.S. "needs Greenland for the purpose of national security."
The U.S. president has repeatedly said Greenland and the Arctic waters around it are at risk from Chinese and Russian ships. He has failed to provide any evidence for these claims.
"NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!" Trump said.
The U.S. leader also falsely claimed that much of the "vast power" of the U.S. military had been built during his first term. The U.S. has had the world's most dominant military by some distance since the Cold War era.
"NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES," Trump continued, adding that, "Anything less than that is unacceptable."
Trump's claims and insistence that he will take over Greenland "one way or the other" has caused a widening rift with the U.S.' allies in Europe, who have roundly backed Denmark in this dispute.
Denmark as well as Greenland officials have said only the local population should decide its future.
Greenlanders have also strongly rejected the notion of them becoming part of the United States.
Yesterday, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Greenlanders would rather remain part of Denmark than join the U.S.
Read: US' JD Vance to Host Greenland Talks Amid Takeover Threats
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