Trump Responds to Denmark’s Call to Stop Greenland Takeover Threats

‘Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place,’ Trump said. ‘We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security.’

This combination of pictures created on Aug. 20, 2019, shows Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (L) at a joint press conference on July 11, 2019, at the Chancellery in Berlin and U.S. President Donald Trump before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, N.J., on Aug. 18, 2019. Tobias Schwarz and Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. President Donald Trump has responded to criticism from Greenland and Denmark over Washington’s renewed interest in taking control of the mineral-rich island.

Asked by a reporter on Sunday whether he expects to take action on Greenland—a self-governing Danish territory—Trump said, “Let’s talk about Greenland in about 20 days.”