During a Tuesday press conference, Trump was asked if he'd assure the world that he wouldn't use military or economic coercion to secure the sovereign territory and the vital waterway, respectively. The president-elect in his response reinforced the critical economic importance that he sees in Greenland and the Panama Canal. 'I can't assure you,' he said. 'I'm not going to commit to that. It might be that you'll have to do something.'
'We need Greenland for national security purposes,' he continued. 'People don't even know if Denmark has any legal right to it. But if they do, they should give it up.' Late last year, Trump spoke about possibly taking back control of the Panama Canal from Panama as well as his wish to secure Greenland from Denmark. He also floated buying Greenland in 2019.
The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, responded by stating that 'Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders,' adding that the strategic Arctic island is 'not for sale.' This emphatic statement highlights Denmark's firm stance on the sovereignty of Greenland.
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