{"id":498039,"date":"2026-01-19T14:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/trump-on-whether-he-considers-using-force-to-take-greenland-no-comment\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T14:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T18:41:08","slug":"trump-on-whether-he-considers-using-force-to-take-greenland-no-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/trump-on-whether-he-considers-using-force-to-take-greenland-no-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump on whether he considers using force to take Greenland: &#8220;No comment&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>New York.- <\/strong>The President of <strong>the United States, Donald Trump<\/strong>, refused to clarify this Monday if he considers using force to take Greenland shortly after warning in a letter to the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re, that <strong>&#8220;he no longer feels the obligation to think only of peace&#8221;<\/strong> after he was not awarded the Nobel Prize.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;No comment,&#8221;<\/strong> he said in a phone interview with NBC News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/Trump says he is following situation in Venezuela \u00abwith great interest\u00bb and does not want \u00abits oil\u00bb\">http:\/\/Trump says he is following situation in Venezuela \u00abwith great interest\u00bb and does not want \u00abits oil\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe leader defended his intention to annex the Danish autonomous territory a few days after threatening a 10% tariff, starting February 1, on products from <strong>Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands and Finland sent to the U.S. <\/strong>for opposing his plans.\n\nThe levy, which would affect Washington&#8217;s allies in NATO, will be extended to 25%, starting June 1, 2026, and will be <strong>&#8220;enforceable and payable until an agreement is reached for the complete and total purchase of Greenland&#8221;.<\/strong>\n\nAsked if he will proceed with his tariff plans if an agreement is not reached beforehand, Trump said: &#8220;Yes, 100 %.&#8221;\n\nThe leader attacked the European leaders who have opposed his expansionist plans because, according to him, they are necessary to protect the security of the U.S. from external threats.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Europe should focus on the war with Russia and Ukraine because, frankly, you can already see what it has brought them,&#8221;<\/strong> he declared. &#8220;That&#8217;s what Europe should focus on, not Greenland.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\nThe Norwegian Prime Minister and the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, sent a letter to Trump to explain &#8220;their position on the increase in tariffs&#8221; and point out &#8220;the need to de-escalate the exchange of words.&#8221;\n\nIt was then that the American warned the Norwegian that since his country &#8220;decided not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped eight wars, and more&#8221;, he no longer feels &#8220;the obligation to think only of peace&#8221;\n\n&#8220;Although it will always be predominant, I can now think about what is good and appropriate for the United States,&#8221; he wrote in a message leaked by PBS News correspondent Nick Schifrin.\n\nAlthough the Prime Minister defended that the decision to award the prize to the Venezuelan opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado depends on the &#8220;independent Nobel Committee and not the Norwegian Government&#8221;, Trump rejected it.\n\n&#8220;Norway controls it totally, despite what they say,&#8221; he affirmed in the interview. &#8220;They like to say they have nothing to do with it, but they have a lot to do with it.&#8221; ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York.- The President of the United States, Donald Trump, refused to clarify this Monday if he considers using force to take Greenland shortly after warning in a letter to the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re, that &#8220;he no longer feels the obligation to think only of peace&#8221; 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