# How Trump went from threatening force to a Greenland deal

https://mins.news/en/video/65817

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-19 22:07 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J-2tELdXhk

> Donald Trump had long argued that the US needed Greenland for national security. He now says a deal has been reached giving Washington permanent control over the Arctic island’s security and addressing all of its concerns. He first proposed acquiring Greenland during his first term, describing it as essentially a real estate deal.

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