Trump says US needs Greenland for international security

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January 20, 2025 8:34 PM EST

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the day he signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to control Greenland to ensure international security.

Trump made the comments while signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on the first day of his second term as president.

Trump has expressed interest in making Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, a part of the U.S. since his reelection in November. He hasn't ruled out using military or economic power to persuade Denmark to hand it over.

Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede, who has stepped up a push for independence, has repeatedly said the island is not for sale and that it is up to its people to decide their future.

(Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)


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