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‘We need Greenland’: Trump
President Donald Trump tells reporters aboard Air Force One why the United States needs Greenland for ‘national security.’ (Credit: The White House/YouTube)
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President Donald Trump on Sunday issued warnings about Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s political future, and renewed threats to annex Greenland.
Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, was initially responding to questions about a U.S. military operation in Caracas that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, as well as the future of Venezuela, when he shifted his focus to another South American country.
“Columbia’s very sick too, run by a sick man who likes making cocaine and selling it to the United States. And he’s not going to be doing it very long. Let me tell you,” Trump said.
When pressed by a reporter to clarify his remarks, Trump claimed that Petro has “cocaine mills and cocaine factories.”
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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during a troop recognition ceremony at the Jose Maria Cordova Military Cadet School in Bogota on March 11, 2025. (Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images)
“So there will be an operation by the U.S. in Colombia?” the reporter asked.
“It sounds good to me,” Trump responded.
His attention then turned to Greenland, where he once again expressed an interest in acquiring the Danish territory.
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“We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it,” Trump said.
“We need Greenland from a national security situation. It’s so strategic,” he added.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sharply rebuked Trump’s comments, urging him to cease what she described as baseless threats against a close ally.
Greenland’s Prime…
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