US EditionReversal on Greenland followed push by aides against military option: Report
President Trump abandoned military and tariff threats on Greenland, directing officials to negotiate a deal amid rising Arctic security concerns and diplomatic pushback.
- At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Trump ruled out military force for Greenland and reversed threatened tariffs set for February 1, tasking officials to negotiate for the Arctic.
- Earlier this month, Trump revived his long-standing ambition to acquire Greenland, naming Jeff Landry special envoy and appearing emboldened by the January 3 operation to capture Nicolás Maduro.
- White House sources described senior aides split over tactics, with Howard Lutnick proposing tariffs and some officials, including Stephen Miller, keeping force on the table.
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Videos: Trump rules out military force to acquire Greenland
President Donald Trump told world leaders on Wednesday that he “won’t use force” to acquire Greenland. Trump’s reassurance came after Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen warned that the people of Greenland would need to be ready for “everything,” including U.S. military action to acquire the territory by force. Asked during a press conference on Tuesday what he would be willing to do to acquire Greenland, Trump told reporters, “You’ll…
The world held its breath – and exhaled. Donald Trump has withdrawn threats of a military invasion of Greenland and new punitive tariffs on Europe. But can we trust his word this time?
Trump's reversal on Greenland: A diplomatic shift amid growing tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force, and said a deal was in sight to end a dispute over the Danish territory that risked the deepest rupture in transatlantic relations in decades.
Trump Renews Push for Greenland but Rules Out Use of Force
US President Donald Trump has ruled out military action to take control of Greenland while also saying he wants to hold more talks on the United States acquiring the island, which he described as “our territory” during a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21. Hours after his speech, Trump also walked back a plan to impose tariffs on some European countries for opposing his Greenland policy. In Trump's hi…
Inside Trump’s Head-Spinning Greenland U-Turn
“When President Trump arrived in the snow-covered Swiss Alps on Wednesday afternoon, European leaders were panicking that his efforts to acquire Greenland would trigger a trans-Atlantic conflagration. By the time the sun set, Trump had backed down,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The about-face followed days of back-channel conversations between Trump, his advisers and European leaders, including NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and German C…
Trump dropped Greenland military option after aides intervened, sources say
President Donald Trump's retreat from threats of force as an option for acquiring Greenland capped weeks of policy chaos, as top aides scrambled both to accommodate the president's demands and ease the panic they caused among US allies, according to two sources with knowledge of the conversations. In remarks on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump ruled out using military force after weeks of refusing to do so, and …
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