U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday insisted on his desire to annex Greenland and when asked how far he would be willing to go to acquire the island, he responded by saying “you’ll see.”
Trump held a nearly two-hour press conference at the White House today on the occasion of his first year since returning to power, and during it he remained mum on his plan to punish with tariffs eight countries that have sent troops to the self-governing territory, which is dependent on the Danish crown.
Trump raises tension over Greenland
It’s 1 am and Trump is awake posting AI images of him taking over Greenland. This is where we are as a country. 25TH AMENDMENT NOW!!! pic.twitter.com/Hrmb6pXcYW
– Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) January 20, 2026
When asked about the polls in Greenland, where the vast majority of the population is against being part of the U.S., the Republican said he was convinced that they will be in favor of his project once he talks to the island’s authorities.
“I haven’t spoken to them yet, but I’m sure when I do they will be delighted,” he assured.
He also downplayed possible retaliation from Europe, where several national and European Union (EU) leaders responded angrily to the Republican’s threats and suggested that they might choose to suspend the trade agreement signed with Washington between June and August of last year or use the EU-27’s anti-coercion instrument, also known as the trade “bazooka”.
When asked about the possibility of European companies backing out of their investment plans on U.S. soil if Washington approves the imposition of tariffs on the eight European nations (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland) that sent troops to Greenland, the New York magnate questioned this possibility.
“Look, they want it (the agreement). They really need that agreement with us. They really do. They fought hard to get it, so I doubt it, but we’ll see what happens,” Trump assured.
“We have a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland. I’m leaving tonight, as you know, for Davos, and we have a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland, and I think things are going to go pretty well,” the Republican concluded, referring to his trip to the World Economic Forum, where he will speak on Wednesday.
On Thursday, the president is scheduled to sign the founding charter of the Peace Board, the body that is to oversee his Gaza peace plan and which he said he wants to play a role in other conflicts.
Trump raises tension over Greenland
With information from EFE
