Summary
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. should annex Greenland.
During an Oval Office meeting, Trump claimed Greenland was needed for “international security” and urged Rutte to support the idea.
Rutte diplomatically refused, stating he would not involve NATO in the discussion. Greenlanders overwhelmingly oppose U.S. annexation, with the only pro-Trump candidate receiving just 1.1% of the vote.
The newly elected leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, called Trump’s remarks a “threat to our political independence.”
This is the type of reporting that feeds into Trumps hierarchical world view. Anything short of blindly agreeing with what he says is an affront, a ‘smackdown’ even.
Dude politely declined to address it. Which he shouldn’t given his position. Not news worthy.