WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday that the US will receive “total access” to Greenland under the terms of a “framework” deal announced a day earlier at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“We’re talking about, it’s really being negotiated now, the details of it, but essentially it’s total access,” Trump told Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria.”
“There’s no end, there’s no time limit.”
President Trump said that the US will receive “total access” to Greenland under the terms of a “framework” deal announced the previous day at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. APThe president, who also ruled out using military force to annex the world’s largest island on Wednesday, stressed that Greenland is critical to national security and will be used for his vaunted space-based Golden Dome missile defense system.
“Everything comes over Greenland. If the bad guys start shooting, it comes over Greenland,” Trump told host Maria Bartiromo. “It’s pretty invaluable. It’s amazing.”
The president has long set his sights on obtaining Greenland for the US, but has stepped up his rhetoric toward Denmark, the current owner of the island, and other European countries in recent weeks.
Earlier this month, Trump threatened to impose 10% tariffs on eight European countries starting Feb. 1 due to frustration with them sending troops to Greenland in an apparent show of defiance against Washington.
NATO boss Mark Rutte helped cut the framework of a deal on Greenland with President Trump. AFP via Getty Images
President Trump mused that the US could still possibly acquire Greenland. FOX BusinessBut on Wednesday, following a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, the president called off the tariffs and announced the deal outline was in place.
Details of the framework are still murky, but reports indicate the US would get more control over land hosting US military installations, as well as European agreement to beef up Arctic security.
Here’s the latest on Trump’s negotiations with Greenland
- Trump vows US will have ‘total access’ to Greenland ‘with no end’ under deal, may still acquire island
- Trump’s proposed Greenland deal may give US control of land around island’s military bases
- Trump announces framework for Greenland deal, cancels future tariffs
- Trump announces ‘framework’ for Greenland deal — won’t say if US ownership still needed
Pressed about whether the framework means the US will ultimately obtain Greenland, Trump responded: “I don’t know if I can say that. But it could be. It’s possible. Anything is possible.”
A child holds a sign depicting Greenland with a crossed-out hairpiece representing Donald Trump, during a protest on Jan. 17, 2026. AP
The city of Nuuk, Greenland, is covered in snow on Jan. 20, 2026. AFP via Getty ImagesMultiple European officials have stressed that the framework leaves Denmark in control of the island.
Trump also threatened Denmark if its pension fund opts to sell its US Treasury holdings amid the row over Greenland.
“If that happened,” he warned, “there’d be big retaliation on our part, and we have all the cards.”
