Trump on Greenland

 

Greenland is back in the news this first week of 2026.

I originally made draft below around the time that President Trump was beginning his "47" term:   

 

When President Trump trolled the idea of buying Greenland, it had nothing to do with his ego.  It's strategic for both North America's and Europe's BORDER PROTECTION. The fact that Greenland and its waters have nice mineral deposits is what could make any deal a double-win, mutually beneficial.  But primarily, it involves legal rights that would help both Europe and us protect our borders from the Russian and Chinese fleets that have been doing damage to infrastructure.  

If Greenland became a territory of the US (similar to Puerto Rico), then we would have the legal right to have a base there to PREEMPTIVELY protect the waters and patrol shipping lanes. As of now, there would be red tape in getting NATO's agreement before we could legally react—if we did not wait, then the World Court would accuse us of triggering an act of war. However, if Greenland is our territory, we have the right to protect and defend it.

This is not a mythical, imaginary threat. Trump isn't crazy. It's not all about "ego."  Russia regularly has ships and subs in those waters; and China, just as it has bought ports in the US and bought its way into the Panama Canal, also has its eyes on Greenland's harbors. It's common sense.