Speaking after discussions with Denmark’s leaders, he said: “We’re going to see what happens with Greenland. We need Greenland for national security, so we’re going to see what happens.
“They’re going to brief me on the meeting right after this conference. The sooner I get you out to faster, but we have a very good relationship with Denmark.
“We’re doing the golden dome. We’re doing a lot of things, and we really need it.
“If we don’t go in, Russia is going to go in, and China is going to go in. And there’s not a thing that Denmark can do about it, but we can do everything.”
Referring to Secretary-General Mark Rutte, he added: “We need it for national security, and that includes Europe. And I spoke with, as you know, Mark, the head of NATO, and he really wants to see something happen.”
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen stated on Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” persists with President Donald Trump over Greenland following high-level talks in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Mr Trump has described anything less than American ownership as “unacceptable” and suggested NATO should facilitate the takeover, while not ruling out force, prompting fury in Copenhagen and Nuuk.
Both sides agreed to establish a high-level working group to explore addressing US security concerns while respecting Denmark’s territorial integrity and Greenland’s self-determination.
The group is expected to convene within weeks.
Denmark has pledged to bolster its military presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic, with European allies signalling support. Greenlandic leaders emphasise that the island “is not for sale” and its people overwhelmingly oppose joining the US.
Defence Secretary John Healey has said the UK is sending one military officer to Greenland on Denmark’s request as part of a multi-national military exercise.
Meanwhile the Senate is headed toward a vote Wednesday on a war powers resolution which would put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to carry out further military attacks on Venezuela, but the president was putting intense pressure on his fellow Republicans to vote down the measure.
Mr Trump has lashed out at five GOP senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week, raising doubts that the measure will ultimately pass. However even the possibility that the Republican-controlled Senate would defy Mr Trump on such a high-profile vote revealed the growing alarm on Capitol Hill about the president’s expanding foreign policy ambitions.
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