Trump renews pitch at Davos to annex Greenland: ‘We saved island, gave it back to Denmark, how stupid!’

Donald Trump has made a renewed pitch to annex Greenland from Denmark, saying that there is no country in the world that could defend the island like the United States. Calling Denmark “ungrateful” which has refused to let America take control of Greenland, Donald Trump also sought “immediate negotiations” to discuss acquisition of the island.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Donald Trump said, “No nation or group of nations is in a position to secure Greenland other than the United States. We are a great power—much greater than people even understand. I think they found that out two weeks ago in Venezuela. We saw this in World War II, when Denmark fell to Germany after just six hours of fighting and was totally unable to defend either itself or Greenland. At that point, the United States was compelled to act.”

He continued that the United States set up bases on Greenland for Denmark, saved the island and gave it back to Denmark. Reiterating that no other country than the US could protect this “giant piece of ice”, Donald Trump said it was “stupid” of America to give it back to Denmark after the World War II.

“It's the United States alone that can protect this giant mass of land, this giant piece of ice, develop it and improve it. That's the reason I'm seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States.”