For more than 150 years, U.S. officials have been trying, as President Trump puts it, to “get” Greenland. The idea came up in the 1860s, then again before and after the world wars. But President Trump seems to have overplayed his cards — big time. His decision, announced this weekend, to send a high-powered U.S. delegation to the island, apparently uninvited, is already backfiring. But instead of winning the hearts and minds of Greenland’s 56,000 people, the move, coupled with Mr. Trump’s recent statement that “one way or the other, we’re going to get it,” is pushing Greenland further away.

Source: The Times March 25, 2025 05:47 UTC