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US President Donald Trump reignited controversy over Greenland during his special address at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Wednesday, questioning the decision to return the territory to Denmark after World War II and reiterating his long-standing interest in acquiring it for strategic reasons.<\/p>
\u201cWe gave back Greenland to Denmark after WWII — how stupid,\u201d Trump said, arguing that no other country is better positioned than the United States to secure the vast Arctic territory.<\/p>
\u201cGreenland is a big piece of ice,\u201d Trump said, calling it a vast and \u201calmost uninhabitable territory\u201d but one that sits in a critical location \u201cbetween Russia, China and the United States.\u201d<\/p>
\u201cGreenland is sitting undefended. It wasn\u2019t important when we gave it back, but it isn\u2019t the same world today,\u201d he added during his first Davos speech this year.<\/p>
Trump dismissed suggestions that his interest was driven primarily by Greenland\u2019s mineral wealth, despite acknowledging its abundance of rare earth elements.<\/p>
\u201cThere\u2019s so much rare earth there, but that\u2019s not the reason,\u201d he said. Referring to the region\u2019s harsh terrain, he noted, \u201cYou\u2019ve got to go through hundreds of feet of ice — that\u2019s not why we need it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>
Instead, Trump framed his push in terms of security. \u201cThe US alone can protect this giant piece of ice, so that it is safe for Europe and for us,\u201d he said, describing Greenland as critical to \u201cstrategic national security and international security.\u201d<\/p>
On US control of Greenland, Trump further said: \u201cThis would not be a threat to NATO.”<\/p>
\u201cThis would greatly enhance the security of the entire alliance, the NATO alliance. The United States is treated very unfairly by NATO,\u201d he said.<\/p>
During his speech, Trump also criticised Denmark, calling it \u201cungrateful\u201d for what he described as US protection of the Arctic island during World War II.\u00a0He said Denmark had fallen to Germany in six hours during World War II and his country had come to its aid.<\/p>
“We felt an obligation to send our own forces to hold the Greenland territory, and hold it we did, at great cost and expense… We literally set up bases on Greenland for Denmark… We fought for Denmark, we weren’t fighting for anyone else, we were fighting to save it for Denmark. Big, beautiful piece of ice… it’s hard to call it land… it’s a big piece of ice. We saved Greenland,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>
Earlier in his address, Trump underscored the central role of the US economy, saying, \u201cThe USA is the economic engine on the planet. And when America booms, the entire world booms. It\u2019s been the history.\u201d He made the remarks while highlighting his tariff stance and broader domestic economic policies.<\/p> <\/div>
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