President Trump said the US would “do something with Greenland whether they like it or not”, following reports his administration was considering offering lump-sum payments of up to $100,000 to its citizens to persuade them to join the United States.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to annex the semi-autonomous Danish territory, which he claims is “needed” by the US for national security purposes and to prevent China or Russia from taking it.
The White House has declined to rule out the use of military force to acquire Greenland, but Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, has insisted the president’s “first option” remains a diplomatic alternative.
