President Donald Trump won¡¯t rule out the use of military force to acquire Greenland, the White House said, ramping up tension with fellow NATO member Denmark over a dispute that¡¯s surged back into public view following the ouster of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro.
Trump is considering many ways of achieving his goal of acquiring the Arctic island, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
¡°President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States, and it¡¯s vital to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region,¡± Leavitt said. ¡°The President and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilizing the U.S. Military is always an option at the Commander in Chief¡¯s disposal.¡±
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