 "US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2026. AFP")
US President Donald Trump has suggested that he might employ alternative tactics to acquire Greenland, despite European leaders voicing concerns over his threats to seize the territory from Denmark.
When asked by reporters before he headed to the World Economic Forum in Davos how far he would go, Trump replied only: “You’ll find out.” “We have a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland, and I think things are going to work out pretty well,” Trump added.
Denmark has warned that the entire NATO alliance is at risk if Trump moves forward on threats. Over the weekend, Trump vowed fresh tariffs on European countries, including Britain, France and Germany, which sent troops to Greenland in solidarity.
‘Nato will be very happy’
The president claimed that the Nato “will be very happy” about what he works out on Greenland, but fell short in providing details.
“I think that we will work something out where NATO is going to be very happy and where we’re going to be very happy," Trump told reporters.
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View AllReiterating his defence on why the US “needs” Greenland, Trump said, “We need it for national security and even world security is very important.”
He added, “I think something is going to happen that’s going to be very good for everybody. Nobody’s done more for NATO than I have, as I have, as I said before, in every way.”
Greenlanders will be ’thrilled’ to join US
The Republican leader also suggested that the people of Greenland would be “thrilled” to become a part of the US, despite opposition from local parties and citizens who have voiced their rejection of Trump’s acquisition plans.
“I haven’t spoken to them. When I speak to them, I’m sure they’ll be thrilled,” Trump said.
Trump has said that the United States needs Greenland, which would dramatically increase the US land mass, because of a threat of Russia or China seizing the island as climate change opens up Arctic water routes.
Neither of the two rival powers claims Greenland, and Denmark has said that China has no major investment and has not recently sent any warship to Greenland.
With inputs from agencies