US President Donald Trump has said that NATO would become more effective if the United States gained control of Greenland.
Points of attention
- Donald Trump advocates for the US to acquire Greenland, citing its importance for America's national security and NATO's effectiveness.
- Trump believes that without a significant US military presence in Greenland, NATO would not be a strong deterrent against threats.
Trump announced the strengthening of NATO after the US received Greenland
He wrote about this on his social network Truth Social.
Trump said that Greenland is necessary for the United States for "national security," and NATO should help Washington establish control over the island.
This is vital for the "Golden Dome" that we are building. NATO must pave the way for us to get it (Greenland — ed.). If we don't do it, Russia or China will, and we cannot allow that.
Donald Trump
President of the United States
At the same time, Trump stated that without the United States, NATO would not be an effective deterrent.
Militarily, without the enormous strength of the United States, which I built during my first term and am now taking to a new and even greater level, NATO will not be an effective force or deterrent — not even close! They know it, and so do I. NATO will be much stronger and more effective if Greenland is in the hands of the United States.
Trump added that anything other than US control of the island "would be unacceptable."
