WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his suggestion that the U.S. should take over Greenland as leaders from the semi-autonomous Danish territory criticized a planned trip there this week by a high-profile U.S. delegation.
¡°I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future,¡± Trump told reporters after a meeting with officials in his Cabinet, saying it was important for U.S. national security.
Greenland¡¯s outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede called plans by the U.S. delegation to visit an American military base and attend a dog sled race a ¡°provocation,¡± and said his caretaker government would not meet with the group.
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