Original air date: January 25th 2026
This week, President Trump presses his foreign policy initiatives even further. At the World Economic Forum in Switzerland he announced he would not try to take Greenland by force.
The following is a transcript of a report from “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson.”Watch the video by clicking the link at the end of the page.
President Donald Trump: I don’t want to use force, I won’t use force.
Then after meeting with the head of NATO he announced a “framework of a future deal.” To those who think Trump’s pursuit of Greenland makes no sense that may be in part because they don’t know the history. Analysts agree Greenland’s geostrategic significance makes it critical to protection against potential threats from Russia and China in an increasingly accessible and contested Arctic region. Today, why Greenland, and why now.
Greenland isn’t a country— it’s Danish territory and the world’s largest island: 2.1 million mostly desolate, ice-covered square miles.
After Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Rubio recently met with Greenland and Danish officials, Denmark firmly declared: Greenland’s not for sale. Several European countries responded by deploying a small number of troops to Greenland in a symbolic show of support against Trump’s talk of acquiring it.
President Trump: We need it for strategic national security and international security.
Donald Trump is far from the first American president to set his sights on Greenland. And the motivation is rooted in real national security concerns.
Alexander Gray: The underlying issue here is that if a foreign power were to gain access or control of Greenland, it would pose an existential threat to the United States and to the homeland.
Source: Sharyl Attkisson
