NATO, Trump and Greenland
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President Donald Trump’s Wednesday speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland was filled with inaccurate claims – notably including false and misleading statements about NATO and Greenland, the self-governing Danish territory he is pushing for the US to acquire.
NATO chief Mark Rutte says U.S. versus Danish control of Greenland was not discussed in his talks with President Donald Trump, which led to an agreement on new Greenland "framework."
Follow live coverage from NBC News as President Donald Trump launches his Board of Peace at Davos and Denmark, Greenland respond to the framework deal with NATO to cancel tariffs.
Trump has long said he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who recently won the prize for her fight for democracy, gave her prize medal to Trump. But the Norwegian Nobel Committee said the award can’t be revoked, shared or transferred.
Trump will head to Davos, Switzerland, amid rising tensions with NATO allies over his Greenland acquisition plans and threatened tariffs on European nations.
President Donald Trump said the US could gain sovereignty over areas of Greenland hosting American military bases, including the Pituffik Space Base. Greenland’s premier rejected the idea, calling sovereignty a “red line.
Denmark and Greenland rejected any suggestion of US control over Greenland, stating that the island's sovereignty remains absolute, despite comments by Donald Trump that referenced a proposed Arctic
President Donald Trump sparked global debate when he announced his plans to take over Greenland. His claims of wanting to acquire the country for National Security were quickly met by resistance across the country.