Greenlanders to U.S.: We're not for sale
President Trump's still talking about buying Greenland, declining to rule out force to acquire the world's largest island. Greenlanders say they're not for sale, but they are open for business.
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President Trump's still talking about buying Greenland, declining to rule out force to acquire the world's largest island. Greenlanders say they're not for sale, but they are open for business.
In 1983, 60 Minutes' Harry Reasoner visited Greenland. In this excerpt, Reasoner reported that the world's largest island spanned 840,000 square miles — which is about three times the size of Texas.
President Trump said he wants to acquire Greenland "one way or another," but Greenlanders have a warning. Jon Wertheim reports. 60 Minutes, Sunday.
The Denmark prime minister's comments come a day after the top American diplomat in the country was summoned for an explanation of reports of U.S. intelligence gathering in Greenland.
Mr. Trump has repeatedly vowed to secure U.S. control of Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, while threatening to make Canada the 51st state.
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President Trump's still talking about buying Greenland, declining to rule out force to acquire the world's largest island. Greenlanders say they're not for sale, but they are open for business.
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Trump's rhetoric about acquiring Greenland for the U.S. "one way or the other" has not only unsettled residents of the North Atlantic island but also our NATO allies. Experts say such "slash-and-burn" diplomacy would destroy trust in America on the world stage.
President Trump's rhetoric about acquiring Greenland for the United States "one way or the other" has not only unsettled the residents of the North Atlantic island but also our NATO allies. CBS News correspondent Holly Williams talks with one of Greenland's representatives in Denmark's parliament, and an expert in Arctic security, about how they believe "slash-and-burn" diplomacy by the Trump administration would destroy trust in America on the world stage.
Denmark's foreign minister posted a video scolding the Trump administration hours after Vice President JD Vance's visit to Greenland.
President Donald Trump made remarks from the White House saying the U.S. needs Greenland for international security while Vice President JD Vance visited a military base in the semi-autonomous Danish territory. The president's territorial ambitions have left some Greenlanders shaken.
For months, President Trump has been talking tough about taking control of Greenland as a U.S. territory. But Vice President JD Vance took a much more conciliatory line, saying, "We do not think military force is ever going to be necessary." Holly Williams spoke to Greenland Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt.
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Vice President JD Vance reiterated that President Trump will not be firing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and national security adviser Mike Waltz over the controversy caused by a Signal group chat that contained sensitive military information. Vance made the comments during his address to U.S. service members stationed in Greenland.
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President Trump is insisting that the U.S. needs to take over Greenland. This comes as Vice President JD Vance prepares to visit the territory and as Greenlanders react negatively to Mr. Trump's advances.
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