{"id":2572309,"date":"2026-02-21T21:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sent-hospital-ship-to-greenland-trump-says\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T21:30:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T02:30:32","slug":"us-sent-hospital-ship-to-greenland-trump-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-sent-hospital-ship-to-greenland-trump-says\/","title":{"rendered":"US sent hospital ship to Greenland, Trump says"},"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\">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%2Fus-sent-hospital-ship-to-greenland-trump-says%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=2572309&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 announced that the United States has sent a hospital ship to Greenland to \u201ctake care of\u201d the island\u2019s population, though no further details about the deployment were provided.He posted the claim on truth Social, saying he would work with Louisiana Governor jeff Landry to send the vessel, and that it was on the way.The article notes that the medical ship\u2019s mission is unclear and reminds readers that hospital ships are usually used for humanitarian purposes, having aided U.S. forces in past conflicts. The growth comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/push-to-rubber-stamp-elections-invites-harassment-of-officials\/\" title=\"Push To Rubber-Stamp Elections Invites Harassment Of Officials\">amid broader tensions<\/a> over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, with trump having flirted with the idea of U.S. involvement there; NATO has boosted Arctic defense, and the United Kingdom has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-desantis-announces-plan-to-work-with-publix-pharmacy-to-distribute-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. DeSantis announces plan to work with Publix Pharmacy to distribute COVID-19 vaccine\">announced plans<\/a> to deploy its carrier to the region.  <\/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\">US sent hospital ship to Greenland, Trump says<\/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_2511636\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The United States has sent a hospital ship to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greenland\">Greenland<\/a> in order to &ldquo;take care&rdquo; of their population, President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> announced.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It&rsquo;s on the way!!!&rdquo; Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116111420567451198\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116111420567451198\">posted<\/a> on Truth Social on Saturday night.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/static-assets-1.truthsocial.com\/tmtg:prime-ts-assets\/media_attachments\/files\/116\/111\/393\/211\/646\/807\/original\/c4542366b265230b.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4466586\/thailand-birth-control-vaccine-elephant-population\/\">Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4466426\/japan-gifts-250-cherry-blossom-trees-tidal-basin\/\">Japan gifts 250 cherry blossom trees to be planted on tidal basin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4465843\/inside-trump-administration-efforts-pressure-cuba-communist-regime-out\/\">Inside the Trump administration&#8217;s efforts to pressure Cuba&#8217;s communist regime out<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>It is unclear why the hospital vessel is needed, and Trump did not provide any other details on the deployment. But the medical ships, of which the U.S. Navy possesses the two largest, are usually sent on humanitarian missions. In the past they have also aided U.S. soldiers during the Gulf and Iraq wars.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s announcement comes as he has flirted with a U.S. takeover of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, throughout his second term. He has maintained the Arctic island is vital for U.S. national security and has lamented Denmark&rsquo;s defense of it.<\/p>\n<p>Those <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >threats recently reached<\/a> a fever pitch and briefly threatened to fracture the U.S.&rsquo;s relationship with Europe, which has stood behind Greenland&rsquo;s independence.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4461027\/norway-svalbard-trojan-horse-china-russia\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4461027\/norway-svalbard-trojan-horse-china-russia\/\">NORWAY&rsquo;S SVALBARD IS A TROJAN HORSE FOR CHINA AND RUSSIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump would later <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4428071\/us-framework-deal-greenland-mark-rutte-meeting-trump\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4428071\/us-framework-deal-greenland-mark-rutte-meeting-trump\/\">agree<\/a> to a &ldquo;framework of a future deal&rdquo; regarding Greenland after a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-decision-to-abolish-crisis-response-bureau-mucked-up-afghanistan-exit-report-says\/\" title=\"State Department Decision to Abolish Crisis Response Bureau \u2018Mucked Up\u2019 Afghanistan Exit, Report Says\">simmering tensions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, NATO has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4453955\/nato-enhances-military-defense-arctic-after-trump-meeting\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4453955\/nato-enhances-military-defense-arctic-after-trump-meeting\/\">ramped up<\/a> defense of the island and the Arctic region amid threats from Russia and China. The United Kingdom has also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458555\/uk-largest-warship-arctic-deployment\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458555\/uk-largest-warship-arctic-deployment\/\">announced<\/a> that its flagship aircraft carrier will soon be deployed to the region.<\/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: US sends hospital ship to Greenland to aid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2572310,"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\/02\/greenland-boat.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32327,47289,74288,3634,32515],"class_list":["post-2572309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-breaking-news","tag-greenland","tag-hospital-ship","tag-trump","tag-us-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenland-boat.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572309","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\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2572309"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2572313,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572309\/revisions\/2572313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2572309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2572309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2572309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}