Trump Says The U.S. Will 'Go As Far As We Have To Go' To Acquire Greenland [View all]

Source: Huff Post

Mar 27, 2025, 10:53 AM EDT


President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the purpose of Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Greenland is to reinforce the idea that the U.S. has to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory, warning that Americans will “go as far as we have to go” to get control of the island.

In an interview with Vince Coglianese, Trump said a U.S. delegation was traveling to the territory this week “to let them know that we need Greenland for international safety and security.” “We need it, we have to have it,” Trump said. “It’s a island that from a defensive posture and even offensive posture is something we need, especially with the world the way it is.”

“I hate to put it that way, but we’re gonna have to have it,” he continued. Asked if he thinks the Greenlandic public would be on board with his plans, Trump said he wasn’t sure. “I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t think they’re un-eager, but I think that we have to do it and we have to convince them.”

A recent poll shows the overwhelming majority of the people of Greenland oppose joining the U.S. This is not stopping Trump, who separately told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday that the U.S. “will go as far as we have to go” to get control of Greenland.

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