President Donald Trump has spent years urging that America needs to control Greenland for national security reasons, and his administration has ramped up the demands during his second term.
In the lead-up to the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland, Trump escalated his campaign to acquire the island, announcing 1o percent tariffs on European countries until a deal is reached for the purchase of the island. This prompted pushback from Greenland, Denmark, and other European countries.
