U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

Trump says he wants ‘ownership’ of Greenland, but ‘won’t use force’

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Trump says he wants ‘ownership’ of Greenland, but ‘won’t use force’

Donald Trump said the US needs “ownership” of Greenland to defend it from adversaries like China and Russia, but in lengthy comments at the World Economic Forum he said that he “won’t use force” to acquire the autonomous Danish territory.