“President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that the United States intends to pursue the purchase of Greenland, reinforcing President Donald Trump’s position that control of the Arctic territory is a national security priority.
Rubio’s comments to Congress come as the administration continues to antagonize European allies on Greenland’s strategic value, while stopping short of committing to military action. The White House has said that all options remain available to the president but stressed that the current focus is on a financial transaction, according to an exclusive from the Wall Street Journal.
“President Trump has made it well known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority of the United States,” the White House said in a statement Tuesday. “The president and his team are discussing a range of options to pursue this important foreign policy goal, and of course, utilising the US military is always an option at the commander-in-chief’s disposal.”