President Donald Trump threatened to put tariffs on countries if they do not support the U.S. acquiring Greenland at the White House on Friday. "I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland,

Greenland needs to be "in the hands" of the United States, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, hours before high-stakes talks in Washington. "The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security,

While few details of the exact work at Pituffik have been made public, the improvements come during a time of intense focus on Greenland.

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) says that President Trump is “being an idiot” by making forceful demands of Denmark, a NATO ally, to cede its control of Greenland to the United States, something

US President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that he may impose tariffs on countries that oppose his bid to acquire control of Greenland, repeating his claim that the United States needs the island for its national security.

President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on countries opposing his efforts to acquire Greenland, citing national security concerns, amid resistance from international and domestic fronts.

Republican Rep. Don Bacon warned that President Donald Trump could face impeachment from his own party if he pursued a military move involving Greenland.

The ice-covered island may be strategically important, but it's unclear that it could be a commercially viable source of minerals and oil in the near future

The estimate is part of planning around Trump’s efforts to bring Greenland into the U.S. fold, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio tasked with crafting a proposal to purchase the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Tensions over Greenland resurfaced in mid-January 2026 after the White House shared a social media graphic that framed the Arctic island's future as a choice between closer alignment with the United States or exposure to Russian and Chinese influence.