Trump: We will reach an agreement with Denmark regarding Greenland "Soft or hard"

The US President told reporters at the White House: "I like Denmark too, and I have to tell you they were very nice to me"

With gentleness or with severity

He added: "But you know, just because they got there by ship 500 years ago doesn’t mean they own the territory". He continued: "I’d like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don’t do it softly, we will do it hard"

Trump insists that the United States must acquire Greenland to ensure its security against Beijing and Moscow.

He said on Friday: "We cannot allow Russia or China to occupy Greenland. This is what they will do if we don’t do it"

The Military Option

The White House had refused to rule out the military option to control Greenland, noting at the same time that the President "He studies" Buying the vast island, without specifying the exact form this deal might take.

Donald Trump admitted in an interview with the New York Times on Thursday that he may have to choose between preserving the unity of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or controlling the Danish territory.

This comes after Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reminded that her country is a member of NATO, and that an American attack on one of the members of the alliance would "It ends everything".