Rubio Says Trump Buying Greenland Is ‘Not a Joke’

‘If we’re already on the hook for having to do that, then we might as well have more control over what happens there,’ Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after being sworn in by Vice President JD Vance in the Vice Presidential Ceremonial Office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington on Jan. 21, 2025. Evan Vucci/AP Photo

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has doubled down on President Donald Trump’s remarks about buying Greenland, saying the issue is vital to U.S. national interest.

“This is not a joke,” he said in his first media appearance on Jan. 30 since taking up the post. “This is not about acquiring land for the purpose of acquiring land.”