"Denmark's ambassador, Jesper Møller Sørensen, and Jacob Isbosethsen, Greenland's chief representative to Washington, met on Thursday with White House National Security Council officials to discuss a renewed push by Trump to acquire Greenland, perhaps by military force, according to Danish government officials who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. The White House did not respond to a request for comment about the meeting."
"Trump, in a New York Times interview published Thursday, said he has to possess the entirety of Greenland instead of just exercising a long-standing treaty that gives the United States wide latitude to use Greenland for military posts. "I think that ownership gives you a thing that you can't do with, you're talking about a lease or a treaty. Ownership gives you things and elements that you can't get from just signing a document," Trump told the newspaper."
Denmark's ambassador and Greenland's chief representative met with White House National Security Council officials to address a renewed U.S. push to acquire Greenland, potentially by military means. The White House provided no comment on the meeting. The envoys also met American lawmakers to seek help persuading the administration to abandon the idea. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to meet with Danish officials. The United States is party to a 1951 treaty granting broad rights to establish military bases in Greenland. Vice President JD Vance framed the matter as a defense concern and urged European attention. Lawmakers have begun to push back.
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