{"id":2543040,"date":"2026-01-19T03:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-now-is-time-to-get-russian-threat-away-from-greenland\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T03:22:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:22:00","slug":"trump-says-now-is-time-to-get-russian-threat-away-from-greenland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-now-is-time-to-get-russian-threat-away-from-greenland\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says now \u2018is time\u2019 to get Russian threat \u2018away from Greenland\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-now-is-time-to-get-russian-threat-away-from-greenland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2543040&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social saying NATO has urged Denmark for decades to address a &#8220;Russian threat&#8221; in Greenland and declaring &#8220;now it is time&#8221; to remove that threat, adding &#8220;it will be done.&#8221; The post comes amid Trump&#8217;s repeated suggestions that the U.S. should acquire Greenland-by purchase or even force-moves Denmark has firmly rejected. Danish officials recently met U.S. counterparts without reaching a resolution but agreed to continue talks; Denmark&#8217;s foreign minister acknowledged rising Arctic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-deletes-president-trumps-tweets-threatens-permanent-suspension\/\" title=\"Twitter deletes ... ...\u2019s tweets, ...ens permanent suspension\">security concerns<\/a>, denied any important Chinese presence in Greenland, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >noted major recent investments<\/a> in local capabilities. Tensions escalated after Trump announced a 10% tariff on several European countries &#8220;until&#8221; a Greenland purchase deal is reached, prompting regional and NATO unease.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says now &lsquo;is time&rsquo; to get Russian threat &lsquo;away from Greenland&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2474012\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media post<\/a> on Sunday night about the need to protect Greenland from a Russian threat.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed that Denmark has been warned about such a threat for years but has not been able to successfully address the situation. In his post, the president claimed that, for years, Denmark has been &ldquo;unable to do anything about it&rdquo; before assuring that &ldquo;it will be done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4423546\/harris-campaign-josh-shapiro-israeli-agent-memoir\/\">Harris campaign asked Josh Shapiro if he was an Israeli agent, new memoir reveals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4423537\/doj-probing-anti-ice-protest-minneapolis-church\/\">DOJ probing anti-ICE protest at Minneapolis church service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423495\/pence-new-venezuela-elections-replace-delcy-rodriguez\/\">Pence calls for new Venezuela elections to replace Delcy Rodriguez<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;NATO has been telling Denmark, for 20 years, that &lsquo;you have to get the Russian threat away from Greenland,&rsquo;&rdquo; Trump said in his post on Truth Social. &ldquo;Unfortunately, Denmark has been unable to do anything about it. Now it is time, and it will be done!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments come amid a tenuous situation between the United States, Denmark, and Greenland, as the president has repeatedly stated his desire to acquire the Arctic island from Denmark for reasons pertaining to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a> and other U.S. interests. Trump has offered to purchase Greenland from Denmark and has suggested the idea of using military force. The situation has been particularly stressful for NATO members, with both Denmark and the U.S. being part of the alliance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Denmark has repeatedly said Greenland is not for sale and has no interest in selling the massive land to the U.S. Last week, Danish officials traveled to the U.S. to discuss a possible solution to the tenuous situation that would not include selling Greenland or military conflict. Danish diplomats announced they were unable to reach a resolution but said they would continue the conversation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lars L&oslash;kke Rasmussen, Denmark&rsquo;s Foreign Affairs Minister, did, however, acknowledge a new era of security concerns in the Arctic. However, he denied assertions that China was an imminent threat to Greenland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s absolutely no Chinese footprint in Greenland,&rdquo; Rasmussen <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/denmarks-foreign-minister-says-trump-has-point-china-russia-threat-greenland\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> in an interview on Fox News last week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We definitely share the concern that [the] Arctic is not any longer a low-tension region,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;And, of course, we have to be aware of that. And that&rsquo;s why we have invested almost $15 billion U.S. dollars last year in capabilities in Greenland.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After Danish and U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-number-of-front-line-health-care-workers-refusing-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"Shocking Number of Front Line Health Care Workers Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine\">officials met<\/a> last week, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4418957\/denmark-united-states-working-group-greenland\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rasmussen admitted<\/a> there was a &ldquo;new security situation in the Arctic and the high north.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423187\/eu-emergency-meeting-trump-tariffs-greenland\/\">EU TO HOLD EMERGENCY MEETING AFTER TRUMP IMPOSES TARIFFS IN BID TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of course, we share, to some extent, his concerns,&rdquo; Rasmussen said. &ldquo;The big difference is whether that must lead to a situation where the U.S. must acquire Greenland, and that is absolutely not necessary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115911344443637897\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> in a Truth Social post that he would impose a 10% tariff on Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, &ldquo;until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Time to remove Russia threat from Greenland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2543041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26016647701818.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32404,47289,50611,4280,3634],"class_list":["post-2543040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-geopolitics","tag-greenland","tag-national-security-2","tag-russia","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26016647701818.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2543040"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2543044,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2543040\/revisions\/2543044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2543041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2543040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2543040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2543040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}