What's Greenland REALLY About?

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Politics, News

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

We're told that this is about the mad scramble for resources in the Arctic, and there may be some truth to that, but it's not the whole truth. So, what is this brouhaha over Greenland really about? Let's roll up our sleeves and find out on this week's edition of The Corbett Report podcast.

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0:00.0	I bet you didn't have Greenland on your bingo card of geopolitical hotspots for 2026.
0:06.1	But if you did, you'd be winning right now.
0:08.2	President Trump renewing his call for the U.S. to acquire Greenland.
0:12.2	We need Greenland for national security, so we're going to see what happens.
0:15.6	Let me put it in words you might understand.
0:18.2	Mr. Trump, fuck off.
0:19.7	I'm helping Europe. I'm helping NATO.
0:23.1	And I've, until the last few days, when I told them about Iceland, they loved me.
0:27.6	A new threat from President Trump in the standoff over Greenland.
0:31.8	The president says he'll impose a 10% tariff on Denmark and seven other European nations
0:36.8	opposed to his takeover plans.
0:38.3	We have to respect people's right for self-determination.
0:42.3	And the Greenlandic people have been very clear.
0:46.3	They don't want to become Americans.
0:48.3	They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you.
0:52.3	The poll found that only about one quarter of U.S. adults approve of the way Trump is handling
0:58.2	this issue.
0:59.0	We're negotiating right now for Greenland.
1:01.4	Do you believe that President Trump still wants to own Greenland?
1:09.3	Unfortunately, I think the desire is the same.
1:13.5	I mean, our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland.
1:17.6	So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money.
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