Trump says U.S. to build a 'large Military presence' in Greenland as part of a security deal with it and Denmark

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President Donald Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland. The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally.

President Donald Trump said the United States reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland for "permanent control over security" of the island.

Trump made the announcement in a social media post.

President Trump says he struck a deal to give the United States "permanent control over security ... in Greenland," following a push by the president to boost the U.S.'s influence over the island — or take it over.

President Trump says the deal gives the U.S. permanent control over security in Greenland. NBC News’ Courtney Kube on what we’re learning about the agreement tonight.

The agreement would allow the US to expand its military presence, while Denmark and Greenland say it preserves their sovereignty and right to self-determination Donald Trump announced on Friday that the US had struck an Arctic security pact with the leaders of Denmark and Greenland, after threatening for months to take Greenland by force. The US president cast the deal as a personal triumph, claiming in a post on Truth Social that the “very important, historic, and special” agreement “gives the

On Friday, President Trump declared a deal has been struck with Denmark over its oversight of Greenland. Trump has long coveted the mineral-rich island, which Denmark has controlled since the 17th century. Nick Schifrin reports.

President Trump said late Friday the U.S. has struck a deal with Denmark that will give America "permanent control over security" in Greenland. Why it matters: Control over Greenland has been a fixation of Trump's for years and a wedge in U.S. relations with Europe. Any such deal could potentially reduce tensions with the EU, though it's unclear how residents of the island itself will take to the pact. What they're saying: "I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered i

The full contours of the deal were unclear, but Denmark and Greenland both indicated they expected an agreement to be signed soon.

Greenland has maintained it is not for sale, and the European Union earlier this year united to rebuke Trump over his push to acquire the island.

President Trump said Friday that the United States has entered a security agreement with Greenland and Denmark that gives America a bigger say in the Arctic territory’s affairs and expands its military presence in the country. Trump said the deal “gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely…

There was no immediate response from Denmark, which had reacted angrily to repeated suggestions by the president that the US might annex the territory.