Explaining Trump's Focus on Greenland

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Explaining Trump's Focus on Greenland

Bloomberg

Wed, January 7, 2026 at 6:02 AM EST

US President Donald Trump is set on taking control of Greenland, the world's biggest island, and a self-ruling territory of Denmark. The advances have frustrated -- and baffled -- officials in Copenhagen, who insist the island isn't for sale, and that it's future will be its own. But, why is the US President so interested in Greenland? Bloomberg's Lizzy Burden explains.

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