Overview
- President Donald Trump said the United States will act on Greenland "the easy way or the hard way," citing national security and refusing to rule out the use of force.
- The White House called acquiring Greenland an important foreign policy goal and said employing the U.S. military remains an option.
- Leaders of Greenland’s parties declared the island is not for sale and insisted its future be decided by Greenlanders, rejecting U.S. control.
- Denmark confirmed a 1952 directive allowing troops to respond immediately to any attack on its territory, as Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned a U.S. assault would end NATO.
- European leaders issued a joint statement backing Denmark and Greenland’s sovereignty, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares talks next week under the existing 1951 U.S.-Denmark defense framework.