Trump Says US Control of Greenland Would Make NATO Stronger

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he tours Ford Motor Company’s River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, on Jan. 13, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said on Jan. 14 that NATO would be a stronger and more credible deterrent if Greenland were in the hands of the United States, renewing his long-running push for control of the Danish-controlled territory that has unsettled European allies and sparked blunt objections across the NATO alliance.“The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.