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Trump says Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not Denmark
Published by Associated Press on July 7, 2026.
AP from Ankara, July 7, 2026, Trump-Erdogan meeting. No Compilation of Presidential Documents transcript of that meeting was found.
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… data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-nato-summit-iran-turkey-erdogan-8d994efb518c6a8538cbe3c6ac539147">attempt to appease</a></span> the mercurial U.S. leader.</p><p>Trump called the semiautonomous island “an important part” for the United States, as he <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-greenland-denmark-trump-arctic-security-russia-china-6346aa8e86be594e467e8cc18f98357b">repeated the false claim</a></span> that it’s surrounded by Chinese and Russian ships and said he won’t let Greenland be threatened.</p><p>“That should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with Turkish President <span class="LinkEnhancement"><a class="Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement" data-gtm-enhancement-style="LinkEnhancementA" href="https://apnews.com/hub/recep-tayyip-erdogan">Recep Tayyip Erdogan</a></span> in Ankara.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ImageEnhancement"> …
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