"I may impose tariffs on countries if they do not agree to the annexation of Greenland because we need Greenland for our national security," Trump said at the White House on Friday.
The statement is the latest in a series of threats and other statements regarding Greenland from Trump. Earlier this week, a delegation from Denmark and Greenland met in Washington with Trump administration representatives on the Greenland issue.
There, the parties agreed to form a joint working group - but there are divided opinions about what the work should aim for. When White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked what the working group should do, she replied, “Talk about an American takeover of Greenland.”
This was completely rejected by Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, chief negotiator for the Danish-Greenlandic side.
"We have a red line: the sovereignty of Denmark and Greenland should be respected; it is as clear as Trump's desire to take over Greenland," he said and continued:
"It shows that this can be really, really difficult," said Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen, chief negotiator for the Danish-Greenlandic side, after the meeting.
