"We'll have something in two weeks, Trump replied, invoking a well-worn timeline he has put forth on a myriad of occasions. There's a good spirit to get something done, and we have to have a strong freedom. We have to have the ability to do exactly what we want to do. We have a great military. I built a great military. I did this in my first term and continuation, big continuation."
"How would that be any different than the current situation? the reporter followed up. Much different, much more detail, much more generous to the United States, the president said. It's a much more generous deal. It has to be. And we're building a Golden Dome. And you see the way it works. That is so much better for us and for Europe to have that piece of ice covered by the Golden Dome."
A demand that the U.S. acquire Greenland was reiterated at the World Economic Forum in Davos. A framework and concept for a deal over the Arctic island were claimed to be ready, with details promised in two weeks. National security was cited as the rationale, despite a 1951 treaty that allows U.S. expansion of military presence on the island, where a base already exists. Questions from reporters aboard Air Force One prompted assertions that the forthcoming proposal would be more detailed and more favorable to the United States than the current situation. A metaphor about building a 'Golden Dome' over the island was used to describe the envisioned arrangement.
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