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Did US give Greenland to Denmark after WW2? Fact-checking Trump's ‘stupid’ claim at Davos
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the US gave Greenland to Denmark after World War 2. The claim was made during the 79-year-old's speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos amid tensions between Washington and Europe over Trump's plans to acquire Greenland.

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Did the US give Greenland back to Denmark? Trump omits history, invokes Iceland in Davos speech
Fact Check: Did The US Own Greenland During World War II? Trump’s Davos Claims Explained
‘Greenland deal is in sight, framework reached’: Trump lifts Europe tariffs after NATO talks
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly stepped back on Wednesday ⁠from threats to impose tariffs as leverage to seize Greenland, ruled out the use of force, and said a deal was in sight to end a dispute...

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‘Greenland not a natural part of Denmark,’ says Russia amid Trump’s threat to take over
Why Macron’s personal approach to Trump is under new strain
EU vows 'unflinching' response to Trump's Greenland gambit
In a speech to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort, von der Leyen warned that Trump risked plunging US ties with the European Union into a "downward spiral" over the autonomous Danish ter...

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Trump aide defends Greenland takeover — France fires back with brutal one-liners: ‘Better burn the house now’
Trump’s threats challenge Europe’s security and prosperity, EU chief says ahead of summit

‘You’d all be speaking German and Japanese’: Trump insults U.S. allies while pitching Greenland acquisition

President invokes World War II history to justify U.S. acquisition push, telling world leaders Denmark was unable to defend itself against Nazi Germany and should cede control of the strategic Arctic island.

Fact-Checking President Trump’s Davos Speech

The president gave misleading accounts of the U.S. role in Greenland’s history and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, among other claims.
The London Economic

Trump calls Denmark ‘ungrateful’ and says US was ‘stupid’ for returning Greenland after WW2

Donald Trump has called Denmark "ungrateful" and said the US were "stupid" for giving Greenland back to the European nation after WWII.
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The US Military Once Had a Much Bigger Presence in Greenland

At its height, the United States operated 50 military installations in Greenland—and once had fantastical plans for an elaborate nuclear missile network underneath its ice.
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