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Exchange With Reporters Aboard Air Force One
Published by National Archives, Compilation of Presidential Documents on January 22, 2026.
Air Force One exchange of January 22, 2026: Greenland is in negotiation; the time limit is infinity.
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… Now we have a flight back, and we'll be landing in 4 hours and 45 minutes, and I'm going to be very late for a dinner, but that will be okay. Q. What are—— The President. Steve [Steve A. Holland, Reuters], go ahead. Greenland Q. What are some of the elements of the Greenland concept that you can tell—there was a— — The President. Well, it's really a negotiation. But it's infinity. The time limit is infinity, meaning there is no time limit. It's forever. It's—you know, you hear about 99 years and 50 years. It's forever. That was discussed. We can do anything we want. We can do military. We can do anything we want. And it's being negotiated, and let's see what happens. I think it will be good. Q. Would the U.S. have—— The President. There's no price. You know, there's no purchase price. Q. Would the U.S. have pockets of sovereignty over parts of—— …
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