2026-01-14
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It's Wednesday, January 14th.
I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,
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The leader of Greenland says the island would choose to remain a Danish territory instead of joining the U.S.
ahead of meetings at the White House today.
Those remarks come as officials from Greenland and Denmark seek to portray unity in the face of President Trump's push to seize the semi-autonomous territory that's three times the size of Texas.
So what response will they get in Washington today?
Journal correspondent Max Kolchester has been tracking events for us.
Max, what is the negotiating coming into today from Greenlandic and Danish officials.
Are they giving any ground?
Well, it seems that they've taken quite a clear stance.
Previously,
Greenland has really just stated that it wants to move towards independence and that it wants to choose its own fate and that it's not for sale.
Now it's saying, actually, it wants to maintain the status quo.