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Donald Trump: “This is friendliness, not provocation. We're dealing with a lot of people from Greenland that would like to see…”

On the recordMarch 23, 2025
This is friendliness, not provocation. We're dealing with a lot of people from Greenland that would like to see something happen with respect to their being properly protected and properly taken care of. They're calling us. We're not calling them. And we were invited over there. I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future.
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Donald Trump
Republican · Florida

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Trump defends a trip to Greenland and insists that the U.S. is being invited to engage with Greenland.

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