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Colin Gordon, Professor of History, University of Iowa

In eyeing Greenland, Trump is echoing long-held American designs on the Arctic expanse

Donald Trump Jr. visited Nuuk, Greenland, on Jan. 7, 2025, after his father spoke in favor of U.S. control of the Danish territory. Emil Stach / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP/ Getty Images

At a news conference in early January 2025, President-elect Donald Trump rambled through a grab bag of grievances and proposals, including his disdain for wind power and low-flow showerheads and his thoughts on the possible acquisition of the Panama Canal, Canada and Greenland.

On the latter, he mused, “People really don’t even know if Denmark has any legal right to it, but if they do, they should give it up, because we need it for national security.”

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