Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, hoping to calm tensions between the two countries after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the Danish territory. Despite the rhetoric, The Wall Street Journal has reported that Rubio told congressional lawmakers during a closed-door briefing Monday that Trump’s goal is to buy the island from Denmark rather than take it by force. Here’s the latest as tensions escalate:Trump ‘not the first U.S. president that has examined how we could acquire Greenland,’ Rubio saysMarco Rubio in remarks to reporters on Wednesday stated that acquiring Greenland had always been Trump’s intent since his first term. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“That’s always been the president’s intent from the very beginning,” Rubio told reporters on Capitol Hill where he was to address Senate and the House, The Associated Press reports. Lars-Christian Brask, vice-chairman of the Danish foreign policy committee, stressed the importance of the meeting to Bloomberg TV in an interview.

Source: National Post January 07, 2026 16:26 UTC