President Donald Trump on Monday (December 22, 2025) reiterated that the United States needed Greenland for “national security” after his appointment of a special envoy to the Danish Arctic island triggered a new spat with Copenhagen. Since returning to the White House in January, Mr. Trump has repeatedly said the United States “needs” the resource-rich autonomous territory for security reasons and has refused to rule out using force to secure it. Mr. Trump on Sunday (December 21, 2025) appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland, prompting anger from Denmark, which summoned the U.S. ambassador. Not for minerals,” Mr. Trump told a news conference in Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday. The United States has its Pituffik military base in Greenland and opened a consulate on the island in June 2020.

Source: The Hindu December 23, 2025 06:23 UTC