President Trump made it plain at Davos that he will not order a military invasion of Greenland, but he did something the political class won’t like: he demanded immediate negotiations to discuss bringing that strategically vital territory under American control. The president framed the move as a matter of national security and common sense, not conquest, and told the global elite that the United States will not shy away from defending its hemisphere.
He reminded the room of America’s role in World War II and angrily asked why the United States “gave Greenland back,” a line that has the left’s fact-checkers in a frenzy even though the point was about strategic responsibility. Critics pounced that the U.S. never owned Greenland in law, but Washington’s wartime role and continuing bases prove the island’s security depends on American resolve — and that is the real issue here.
Trump also used his Davos platform to rebuke NATO freeloading, noting that America carries an outsized burden defending Europe while paying lip service in return. Conservatives should cheer a president who calls out unserious allies and puts American taxpayers first instead of bowing to global guilt trips.
Denmark and European institutions predictably protested, insisting Greenland is not for sale and scolding the United States, while Brussels threatened to slow trade talks in a show of temper tantrums. Let them be upset; tough diplomacy will always ruffle feathers when it stands up for U.S. interests, and no respectable leader should cede strategic ground because of European moralizing.
The president made clear his interest is strategic — not a grab for minerals — and said he wants immediate talks to secure America’s footprint in the Arctic for the long haul. That is exactly the kind of forward-looking, security-first policy this country needs while China circles and global competition heats up.
Meanwhile, the hand-wringing from the coastal press and professional diplomats exposes a bigger truth: the Washington establishment would rather apologize for America’s power than use it to keep Americans safe. Real patriots understand that asking for negotiations, even bluntly, is how strong nations operate — not by surrendering to virtue-signaling or by hiding behind procedural niceties.
If Congress and the American people back their president in pushing for talks, we can secure the Arctic through purchase and diplomacy without firing a shot, while forcing allies to stop freeloading and start paying their fair share. That’s leadership, plain and simple — and hardworking Americans should demand nothing less from anyone who sits in the Oval Office.
