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Trump claims US now has 'permanent control' in Greenland and a large force is coming
Donald Trump Jr. visits Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Donald Trump Jr. is on a private visit to Greenland. Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS
Sovereignty by Press Release
The Claim Came Before the Agreement
Donald Trump says the United States has secured permanent control over Greenland’s security and “all other needs,” with unlimited authority to decide what happens on the island. Denmark and Greenland have confirmed no such arrangement. No text has been released. The governments supposedly surrendering this power have not said they surrendered it.
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