{"id":2547766,"date":"2026-01-22T11:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-says-greenland-negotiations-are-classic-trump-2\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:08:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:08:35","slug":"byron-york-says-greenland-negotiations-are-classic-trump-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-says-greenland-negotiations-are-classic-trump-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron York says Greenland negotiations are &#8216;classic Trump&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fbyron-york-says-greenland-negotiations-are-classic-trump-2%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=2547766&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>Byron York called the Greenland talks &#8220;classic trump,&#8221; saying on Fox News&#8217; Special Report that Trump&#8217;s tactic-demanding far more than he expects, provoking a back-and-forth, and then accepting an offer-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-gives-pardons-to-73-individuals-and-commutes-another-70-sentences-steve-bannon-is-included\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump Gives Pardons to 73 Individuals and Commutes Another 70 Sentences \u2013 Steve Bannon Is Included\">helped secure<\/a> a framework deal.President Trump announced he woudl not impose tariffs scheduled for Feb. 1 because of that deal, whose full terms have not been released; he saeid it &#8220;pertains too security and minerals.&#8221; NATO Secretary\u2011General Mark Rutte said the talks did not touch Greenland&#8217;s sovereignty but focused on protecting the Arctic from growing Chinese and Russian activity.Observers note Greenland&#8217;s strategic location (including the Greenland\u2011Iceland\u2011U.K. gap) matters for naval operations, and its minerals-used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and military equipment-are economically significant (U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-republicans-demand-interior-secretarys-meeting-schedules\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Demand Interior Secretary\u2019s Meeting Schedules\">mineral production<\/a> was $105 billion in 2023).  <\/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\">Byron York says Greenland negotiations are &lsquo;classic Trump&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_2480910\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3909174\/will-trump-lawfare-revenge-campaign-backfire\/\">Byron York<\/a>&nbsp;pointed to what he described as &ldquo;classic Trump&rdquo; strategies that helped secure a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4428071\/us-framework-deal-greenland-mark-rutte-meeting-trump\/\">deal regarding Greenland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced he &ldquo;will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st&rdquo; as a result of a framework deal with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-morning-wire-fallout-of-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal-apples-new-privacy-concerns-the-return-to-in-person-schooling\/\" title=\"The Morning Wire: Fallout Of Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal, Apple\u2019s New Privacy Concerns, The Return To In...Person Schooling\">details&#038;nbsp<\/a>;of the deal have not been released. Trump said the deal &ldquo;pertains to security and minerals.&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\/4428814\/trump-foreign-focus-could-turn-off-voters-worried-economy\/\">Trump&#8217;s foreign focus could turn off voters worried about the economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4428706\/trump-mlb-nba-nfl-nhl-commissioners-america-250\/\">Trump to meet with MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL commissioners over America 250 plans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4423912\/noem-lewandowski-campaign-oust-trump-border-leader-sources\/\">Noem and Lewandowski waged campaign to oust Trump&#8217;s border leader: Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I have to say this was kind of classic Trump, wasn&rsquo;t it?&rdquo; York said on Fox News&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/on-air\/special-report-bret-baier\/index.html\"><em>Special Report with Bret Baier<\/em><\/a>  on Wednesday. &ldquo;Trump wants something, and then he asks for 10 times that, and the other side flips out. They go back and forth, and go back and forth, it becomes a huge new story. Finally, they make an offer. He agrees to it, and it&rsquo;s kind of what they could&rsquo;ve gotten in the first place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And the other side&rsquo;s happy because they think they dodged a bullet,&rdquo; York added. &ldquo;So it&rsquo;s just classic Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3337142&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=8b6f5e670ea03131b4d5713c82fffdd9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rutte said the negotiations did not involve <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4428884\/trump-declares-victory-with-framework-deal\/\">Greenland&rsquo;s sovereignty<\/a>. Instead, the focus was &ldquo;to make sure that that huge Arctic region, where change is taking place at the moment, where the Chinese and Russians are more and more active, how we can protect it,&rdquo; Rutte told Baier in an earlier interview.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4428260\/greenland-trump-nato-deescalation\/\"><strong>GREENLAND OFF-RAMP IS TRUMP&rsquo;S LATEST NATO DE-ESCALATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Greenland&rsquo;s geolocation is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-york-says-greenland-negotiations-are-classic-trump\/\" title=\"... says ... negotiations are &#039;...&#039;\">concern amid increased naval activity<\/a>. The Greenland-Iceland-United Kingdom gap could pose a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strategic obstacle&#038;nbsp<\/a>;to military operations.<\/p>\n<p>The minerals found in Greenland are used in the production of electric vehicles, wind turbines, and military equipment. In 2023, the most recent year for which data is available, mineral production totaled <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/news\/technical-announcement\/usgs-releases-mineral-commodity-summaries-2024-finds-us-mineral\">$105 billion<\/a>.<\/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>York: Greenland deal shows &#8216;classic Trump&#8217; tactics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2547767,"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\/AP26021555419751-e1769010069662.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37928,32319,47289,37683],"class_list":["post-2547766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-byron-york","tag-donald-trump","tag-greenland","tag-u-s-foreign-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26021555419751-e1769010069662.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547766","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2547766"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2547770,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547766\/revisions\/2547770"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2547767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2547766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2547766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2547766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}