Trump Rejects Europe’s Best Face-Saving Offer On Greenland
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Trump Rejects Europe’s Best Face-Saving Offer On Greenland

10:19 Jan 14, 2026
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Staring directly in the face of the End Of NATO, the European NATO countries, along with Denmark and Greenland, have come up with their best version of an off-ramp - a solution that would enable President Trump to claim a win, while still keeping Greenland's territorial integrity intact, and the NATO alliance, at least in name. But Trump dashed all hopes with new contributions that made it clear he was not interested in anything short of total ownership. Meanwhile, Danes and Greenlanders had a one-to-one summit with JD Vance and Marco Rubio today ... and it went about as well as you would expect. Let's discuss.
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