President Donald Trump is ramping up his efforts to secure U.S. control over Greenland, calling it a critical piece of his national defense plan and a linchpin for the future of NATO.
“The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security,” Trump declared Wednesday morning. “It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it.”
Trump’s comments came ahead of a high-level White House meeting between Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and top officials from Denmark and Greenland. The administration has made it clear that it sees the icy territory as strategically indispensable — both for missile defense and for countering China and Russia in the Arctic.
The “Golden Dome” Trump referred to is a $175 billion missile defense initiative modeled after Israel’s Iron Dome — only vastly larger. It would ring the continental United States with high-tech defense capabilities, able to intercept threats from across the globe and even space. Trump said the project, funded in part by his “Big, Beautiful Bill,” would fulfill Ronald Reagan’s long-envisioned Star Wars program.
“Once fully constructed,” Trump said in May, “the golden dome will be capable of intercepting missiles even if they are launched from other sides of the world, and even if they are launched from space.”
Trump has repeatedly warned that if the U.S. doesn’t act, China or Russia will. “IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN,” he said in all caps on Truth Social.
As the U.S. pushes for a deal, Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland in December. “He understands how essential Greenland is to our national security,” Trump said. Landry’s job is to advance negotiations with Denmark, which still retains foreign policy and military control over the semi-autonomous territory.
Trump has also hinted that if diplomacy fails, America could “do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not.” Asked what that means, the White House hasn’t ruled out military options.
Denmark and Greenland have both rejected the idea, but Trump appears undeterred. “Anything less than that is unacceptable,” he said, adding that U.S. control of Greenland would make NATO “far more formidable.”
His administration has also linked the move to the broader geopolitical threat posed by alleged Chinese and Russian interest in Arctic bases and resource claims.
Trump’s goal is clear: lock down Greenland as a strategic outpost before America’s enemies do — and complete a next-generation missile shield that will define the country’s military posture for decades to come.
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