When asked whether the United States plan to annex Canada, Trump said that he would probably never reach.
“I think that we will never reach this moment. It can happen, something can happen to Greenland. I will be frank, we need it for national and international security. I think that this is very unlikely, I don’t see this with Canada. I just don’t see it,” Trump said.
In addition, the head of the White House emphasized that Canada spends the least money on military needs.
“They pay NATO less than any country. They think that we subsidize them, they think that we will protect them and we really do it. But the truth is that they do not carry their full share, and this is unfair to the United States and our taxpayers,” Trump said.
In the clarifying question of US plans for Greenland and the possible application of military force to it, Trump did not reject and did not confirm such intentions.
“I’m not saying that I’m going to do this, but I don’t exclude anything. We need it. We really need Greenland. Greenland is a very small group of people we will take care of, we value them and all that, but we need it for international security,” the American president summed up.
Context
Trump stated that control over the island require American national interests on December 23, 2024. The Danish government announced a significant increase in Greenland's defense costs a few hours after Trump repeated his desire to acquire Greenland.
In 2025, Trump repeatedly spoke about the desire to annex to the states Canada And Greenland (Denmark)Besides, called “Governor” The then Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau.
The Foreign Ministry of Denmark Lars Lekke Rasmussen said that Greenland prefers to remain as part of the Danish kingdom instead of being under the control of the United States. On February 3, Denmark authorities stated that the United States is ready to allow its presence in Greenland.
On March 5, turning to the Greenlanders, Trump said that Washington decisively supports their right to determine his future and, if they decide, the United States will be happy to take them into their composition. “We need Greenland to maintain national and even international security. And we work with all interested parties to try to get it … And I think that we will get it – one way or another,” the head of the White House said. On the same day, the Prime Minister of Greenland Mout Egede wrote on Facebook that the Greenlanders “do not want to be Americans or the Danes” and that “Americans and their leader should understand this.”
On March 9, the new Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney said that “Canada will never, will never be part of America in any way or in any form or form.”
In an interview with NBC News, published on March 30, Trump said that the United States “100% will receive Greenland” and it does not care what signal this will give the world.
April 28, when early parliamentary elections began in Canada, Trump in the social network Truth Social again declaredthat the “border between the countries is artificial” and Canadians must join the United States. He emphasized that the United States “will no longer subsidize Canada for hundreds of millions of dollars” and that it makes no sense for him if Canada does not become a state. “
