"I don't think they're going to object that much. We have to have it (Greenland). We have to get this sorted," Trump told a reporter in Florida, according to AFP, which noted that European leaders want to stop his attempt to take over Greenland.
On Truth Social, Trump published two obviously AI-generated images: one showing European leaders such as France's Emmanuel Macron, Finland's Alexander Stubb, Italy's Giorgia Meloni, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyj, Britain's Keir Starmer and the EU's Ursula von der Leyen gathered around his desk in the Oval Office, in front of a map that shows Canada and Greenland as part of the USA.
Another AI image shows Trump, flanked by his Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, planting an American flag on Greenlandic soil, next to a sign claiming the area is "American territory established in 2026."
Talks with Rutte
In parallel, Trump wrote on social media that he spoke on the phone with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and "clearly and distinctly" expressed "to everyone" that Greenland is crucial to the security of the United States and the entire world.
"Everyone agrees. The United States of America is the most powerful country in the world," Trump wrote, arguing that the United States is the only country that can ensure world peace and that it should be done through strength.
Trump simultaneously published screenshots of text messages from both Rutte and Macron, in which the Europeans praise what they called Trump's efforts in Syria but express doubts about his actions regarding Greenland.
Meeting in Paris?
Macron has offered to host a G7 summit in Paris on Thursday, following this week's meeting at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. The French leader wrote that he could invite Russian and Ukrainian representatives, as well as Syrian and Danish ones.
Trump's aggressive move to take over or buy Danish, self-governing Greenland has triggered a series of crisis meetings in the EU and the US. The president has threatened European countries that support Denmark in the conflict with tariffs of initially 10 percent.
Late Tuesday, Donald Trump will travel to the WEF in Davos where he will meet several European leaders.
