All posts tagged "Greenland"

President Donald Trump declared Friday that the United States had secured “permanent control” over Greenland’s security — but Denmark and Greenland offered a sharply different account.

An official statement from Denmark and Greenland said they merely “expect” to sign an agreement with the U.S. next week that would strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic. Even after it is signed, the agreement must undergo “the necessary parliamentary procedures” before taking effect, the two foreign governments said.

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said the proposed pact “recognizes Greenland's interests and our place in international cooperation.”...

President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States has secured permanent control over security in Greenland drew immediate eye-rolls Friday, with commentators questioning both the substance of the deal and whether Denmark and Greenland had agreed to anything at all.

Shashank Joshi, defence editor at The Economist, read the announcement as considerably less than Trump described.

"Wait for details but sounds like a compromise & essentially a climb down," he wrote, noting that Trump's post mentions no U.S. sovereignty over Greenland. Joshi said the substance appeared to be commitments limiting Chinese and Russian involvement alongside an expanded American military presence, adding that if Trump wanted to characterize that as "permanent control over security," fine....

President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland granting it "permanent control over security, and all other needs" on the Arctic island, a characterization that neither Copenhagen nor Nuuk had immediately confirmed.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the arrangement gives the United States "the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland" and described it as an "Infinite Life" agreement with no expiration. He said no U.S. adversary could establish a base, maintain a military presence, or make sensitive investments on the island "without our express written approval," and that the deal carries "NO COST" to the United States.

"For over 100 years, Presidents have known the strategic importance of Greenland, but NONE of them were able to do anything about it," he wrote, adding that the administration would "immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland."...

Greenland clapped back at President Donald Trump amidst his overtures of an invasion — and they used a television talk show host to do it, according to a new report.

The Guardian reported on Saturday that Greenland's government issued a "strong warning" to a Trump-linked company after it showed up on the island with oil drilling equipment.

The company was preparing to sink wells in remote Greenland even though local authorities haven't given it permission, according to the report. ...

President Donald Trump kissed a golden Jesus Saturday in a bizarre AI-generated dump of images on his social media site.

Trump's Truth Social posts included pictures of him kissing the gold cross in front of an American flag and what he'd look like as Elvis wearing a jacket with sequined American eagles. He also recycled posts that showed him peeking over a mountain at Greenland.

Another featured a map of South America with Venezuela colored over with an American flag and a header reading "51st State."...

President Donald Trump has become desperate to "erase the sting of defeat," an analyst argued on Tuesday.

Salon's Heather Digby Parton described how the Iran negotiations and failed foreign policy maneuvers have left Trump in a position where he needs a "big win." And now, he has turned his attention to Cuba and Greenland in an attempt to restore his MAGA base after a "profound defeat."

"For his part, Trump has already declared victory," Digby Parton wrote. "He is clearly eager to move on from what is undoubtedly the worst foreign policy failure of his presidency — and one of the worst in U.S. history. But since his psyche is so fragile, he will not be able to admit that to himself. Trump will need to bag himself a 'win' as soon as possible to erase his defeat in the minds of the MAGA faithful — and to quiet the voices in his head screaming that he has screwed up once again."...