By Gabriel Ani
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump issued a statement via social media Monday calling for an immediate resolution to what he described as a long-standing security threat posed by Russia near Greenland.
In a post shared to his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed that international defense leaders have pressured the Danish government for decades to secure the autonomous territory more aggressively.
“NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that ‘you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland.’ Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!!” Trump wrote.
The statement marks a return to a topic that defined a portion of Trump’s foreign policy discourse during his presidency. In 2019, Trump drew international attention when he expressed interest in the United States purchasing Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. At the time, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen dismissed the idea as “absurd,” leading Trump to cancel a planned state visit to Copenhagen.
While Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, its security is heavily linked to U.S. interests through the Thule Air Base (now Pituffik Space Base), the U.S. Space Force’s northernmost installation.
Geopolitical experts have noted increased Russian military activity in the Arctic circle over the last decade, including the reopening of Cold War-era bases and expanded submarine patrols. However, Danish officials have historically sought to maintain the Arctic as a “low-tension” zone, often balancing Western defense requirements with regional diplomacy.
The Trump campaign did not immediately provide further details on what specific actions “will be done” or whether this indicates a shift in his proposed platform regarding Arctic sovereignty and defense spending.
Representatives for the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NATO headquarters in Brussels have not yet commented on the statement.
