Instead, the United States struck a “framework” agreement in talks with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s secretary general regarding the future of Greenland, Trump wrote on social media. I won’t use force,” Trump said. The day before Trump’s speech, allies warned about a “rupture” in a global order in which the United States could be relied upon as a force of good. “Canada lives because of the United States. In several instances, Trump framed the transatlantic alliance as one that benefits other countries more than the United States.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 21, 2026 23:38 UTC