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Nordic leaders respond in the strongest terms to Trump’s alarming “We need Greenland” statement – 23 top reactions
The biggest global news right now is the raid on Venezuela by the US, after months of targeting fishing boats off its coast, under the guise of anti-cocaine and fentanyl law enforcement.
Their decision to bomb a military base in the heart of Caracas and snatch the President and his wife is an escalation that has already had a destabilising effect, and threatens all-out war.
Against all evidence, Trump claims the US is running Venezuela.
After bombing Venezuela and abducting President Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump said the US government is "going to run the country" until there is a "transition" to pro-US leadership.
He boasted that "very large" US corporations will exploit its oil.
This is blatant colonialism. pic.twitter.com/Cy44HmRdpG
— Ben Norton (@BenjaminNorton) January 3, 2026
The so-called Peace President rang Fox News to boast about his expansionist plans.
President Trump:
"This incredible thing last night… We have to do it again [in other countries]. We can do it again, too. Nobody can stop us." pic.twitter.com/0t4KZDlJBK— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress) January 4, 2026
In a worrying development, Trump renewed his insistance that the US must take possession of Greenland for national security. Here’s what he said a couple of weeks ago.
BREAKING: Trump announces plan to ANNEX Greenland.
— Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) January 4, 2026
He repeated the claim to reporters in the wake of the Caracas bombing, inexplicably adding that the EU needs the US to take over.
Trump: We need Greenland. Right now, Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships.
Reporter: What would the justification be for a claim to Greenland?
Trump: The EU needs us to have it. pic.twitter.com/DQT9cFGxD7
— Acyn (@Acyn) January 5, 2026
Greenland’s premier issued a strong statement.
Statement from the Premier of Greenland
6:55pm local time:“ We have been a close and loyal friend of the United States for generations. We have stood shoulder to shoulder in difficult times. We have taken responsibility for security in the North Atlantic — and not least… pic.twitter.com/2v8s8VI4lo
— Orla Joelsen (@OJoelsen) January 4, 2026
Denmark, of course, also addressed the US.
⚡️JUST IN: Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, said in a statement responding to Trump regarding Greenland:
"I have to say this very directly to the United States:
It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the need for the United States to take over Greenland.The… https://t.co/yEuLdYoYKr pic.twitter.com/imIXe9S0VW
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws1) January 4, 2026
Other Nordic heads wasted no time in speaking up for Greenland’s sovereignty.
Greenland is a part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nothing about Greenland without Greenland. Iceland stands in full solidarity behind our friends.
Grænland er hluti af danska konungsríkinu. Ekkert um Grænland án Grænlands. Ísland stendur þétt með vinum sínum.
— Kristrún Frostadóttir (@KristrunFrosta) January 4, 2026
No one decides for Greenland and Denmark but Greenland and Denmark themselves.
Our Nordic friend Denmark and @Statsmin have our full support.https://t.co/J4iVOSpn1J
— Alexander Stubb (@alexstubb) January 4, 2026
Greenland is an integral part of the Kingdom of Denmark. Norway stands in full solidarity with the Kingdom of Denmark.
— Jonas Gahr Støre (@jonasgahrstore) January 4, 2026
As part of a Nato country, Denmark, Greenland falls under the protection of the organisation, making an attack on it a trigger for wider repercussions.
Annexing Greenland would probably
➖Destroy NATO
➖Create a EU-US trade war
➖Compel the US to militarily rule a reluctant Greenlandic population
➖Encourage a Russian attack on the Baltics
➖Destroy a range of US commercial interests: from the lock-out of (all/some) US…— Daniel Korski (@DanielKorski) January 4, 2026
In diplomatic terms, it’s not a great sign.
This is really bad. The reason this is public is because they’ve made no headway in private. They’re being ignored and felt the need to say this out loud. Is Congress going to do oversight only when we are in a shooting war with NATO? We’re getting real close to too late. https://t.co/CFSckbC9yl
— John Jackson (@hissgoescobra) January 4, 2026
It wasn’t just heads of state with words of condemnation for the Trump regime’s threats.
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Is there a Nobel War Prize?
— DB (@dbdegn) January 4, 2026
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There it is, like clockwork!
When Trump annexes Greenland – which he will – Europe's military alliance with the US will be exposed as a complete and utter farce. https://t.co/XUMs34TSmP pic.twitter.com/NHNgMfzw7N
— Owen Jones (@owenjonesjourno) January 4, 2026
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Denmark is preparing to annex America and give the people free healthcare- free education- free speech and a trustworthy govement and all Americans can be Danish ♥️ BUT no guns! pic.twitter.com/j5dAXxJDLT
— Dorthe Lauritzen (@DortheLauritze1) January 4, 2026
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TRUMP: “We need Greenland”
The guardrails are gone pic.twitter.com/XsvIEdkXjJ
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) January 4, 2026
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Trump’s back to fantasizing about buying Greenland like it’s a Trump Tower plot, pure imperialist nonsense dressed up as “national security.”
— Richard Angwin (@RichardAngwin) January 4, 2026
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If he isn’t stopped, he isn’t gonna stop. https://t.co/DjTAVyH8Eh
— Niecy O'Keeffe (@NiecyOKeeffe) January 4, 2026
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#Trump is so obviously going to annex #Greenland. And other nations. Global Leaders will sit back and simper.
Shades of #Hitler and the #Sudetenland, 1938.#Stalin, and #Czechoslovakia, 1948.
Lack of a robust, co-ordinated response is deemed to be acquiescence or timidity. pic.twitter.com/w0nHR1uZEW
— John O'Connell (@jdpoc) January 4, 2026
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I’m guessing we’re about to learn Greenland’s prime minister is also a narco-terrorist.
— Jim Benemann (@jim_benemann) January 4, 2026
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You get what you fucking deserve by constantly Pacifying the Mad King. Now what? https://t.co/Kp6x0MmFMp
— Michael Walsh (@thatbloodyMikey) January 4, 2026
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The US already has Greenland for national security, dumbass.
It is the US that has minimized its national defense in Greenland, not Denmark or Greenland.
Trump is after Greenland's natural resources, that is indisputable, no matter how much Trump says the opposite. pic.twitter.com/RZQY7XQTYM— AllanHemmingsen (@HemmingsenAllan) January 4, 2026
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Now imagine if China or Russia said the same. They would be all over the news and everyone would be calling them names
— Masha (@mashaweb3) January 4, 2026
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NEW: Trump tells The Atlantic, “we do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defense.”
This comes one day after Stephen Miller’s wife, Katie Miller, posted an image of Greenland covered in a U.S. flag with the text “SOON.”
Danish Ambassador to the United States Jesper… pic.twitter.com/TdYDCjiu8p
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) January 4, 2026