How Far Will Trump Go to Get Greenland?

特朗普为了得到格陵兰岛能走多远?

The Journal.

2026-01-21

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Over the weekend, President Trump intensified calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, a territory controlled by Denmark. WSJ’s Max Colchester explains how European leaders are reacting to Trump’s push for the arctic island, and what might happen next. Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: - Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' on Foreign Policy - Greenland Has Tons of Minerals. So Where Are All the Miners? Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Over the weekend, President Trump got a message.

  • It was about Greenland.

  • Trump received a text message from the Prime Minister of Norway saying,

  • let's have a chat and talk this through extensively.

  • That's our colleague Max Kolchester, who's been following the story.

  • And Trump replies with this amazing message,

  • essentially saying that because He was snubbed by the Nobel Prize Committee.

  • He's no longer committed to the pursuit of peace and that he should take control of Greenland.

  • On Monday, the exchange went public.

  • It was just one example of a European leader scrambling to deal with Trump's renewed push to control Greenland,

  • which is part of Denmark.

  • And it raised the question of whether the U.S.

  • would turn to military force to help him get it.

  • especially after comments the president made earlier this month.

  • We're not going to have Russia or China occupy Greenland,

  • and that's what they're going to do if we don't.

  • So we're going to be doing something with Greenland either the nice way or the more difficult way.

  • We've seen a significant escalation in the rhetoric around Greenland.

  • We've seen him come out and say, America needs Greenland for national security reasons.

  • And anyone who stands in my way of getting it will be punished.