U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters, as he attends a meeting with oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 9, 2026.
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President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will take action on Greenland “whether they like it or not,” further escalating his rhetoric as he pushes to acquire the Danish territory for the U.S.
Trump’s latest comments on Greenland came during a White House meeting with oil executives on Venezuela, whose leader was captured in a brazen U.S. military operation less than a week earlier.
Trump has long sought to take over Greenland, primarily citing the Arctic island’s importance for U.S. national security.
His administration says it is currently weighing a range of options on Greenland, including utilizing the U.S. military or buying it from Denmark.
Government officials have also mulled sending lump sums of cash to Greenlanders in order to sway them to join the U.S., Reuters reported Thursday.
Asked on Friday how much those payments could be, Trump said, “I’m not talking about money for Greenland, yet.”
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