Why is Trump obsessed with Greenland?
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Could the USA really seize Greenland? And just as importantly, why does it want to?
President Trump has sent shivers through the NATO alliance by doubling down on his threat to seize the island.
The White House is also refusing to rule out military action as part of its ambitions to annex the autonomous Danish territory – and recent events in Venezuela suggest such a threat should be taken seriously.
Why is the American president interested in Greenland? What would an attack on a fellow NATO member mean for the alliance? And how do Greenlanders themselves feel about all this?
Niall is joined by Sky’s international affairs editor Dominic Waghorn from the country’s capital, Nuuk.
Producer: Tom Gillespie
Editor: Mike Bovill
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Sky News, the full story first. |
| 0:09.9 | Coming up, as Donald Trump doubles down on his desire to annex Greenland, we're on the ground |
| 0:15.5 | with our international affairs editor Dominic Wighorn, asking Greenlanders just how it feels |
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| 1:35.9 | Well, just imagine how the Prime Minister of Greenland is feeling right now. Strong words from Jens Frederick Nielsen, in essence, telling the President of the United States to back off. |
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