This year’s World Economic Forum conference became President Donald Trump’s “Greenland gambit,” and now a framework deal has been reached for the United States to play a larger role inside the world’s largest island, the president announced. “Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region,” Trump posted to his Truth Social account.
The early descriptions did not specify the terms of the deal or whether Trump had achieved his stated goal of a full acquisition.
Trump delivered multiple messages to the thousands who attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He warned for the second year in a row that European-style globalism has failed in nearly every regard to protect, produce or progress, and that therefore, the U.S. acquiring Greenland might actually strengthen NATO’s security rather than threaten it.
Trump cites the EU’s failures with immigration, eroded cultural identity
Trump sharply criticized European leaders for failing to control mass migration, asserting that unchecked immigration policies have rendered certain places on the continent completely unrecognizable and eroded their cultural identity. He told the crowd in Davos that Europe is not heading in the right direction, linking this decline to environmental regulations and the outsourcing of industry that have weakened economies across the region.
Trump has made it clear that he intends for the United States to acquire Greenland, though what that looks like exactly is unclear. Trump framed it as essential for North American security, characterizing the island as part of “our territory” and arguing that only the United States can properly defend it through full ownership rather than leases or agreements.
Trump continued in his post: “This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all NATO Nations. Based upon this understanding, I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st. Additional discussions are being held concerning The Golden Dome as it pertains to Greenland.”
Trump’s post did not specify what the nature of this new agreement would look like, though a few different options have emerged:
Outright purchase
