Why does Trump want Greenland?

05-04-2025
Namo Abdulla
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A Rudaw journalist visited Greenland to gauge the icy island’s reaction to US President Donald Trump’s desire to annex their homeland and find out Washington wants the island.

He met with government officials, business leaders, and residents of the autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark ahead of a visit by US Vice President JD Vance.

 

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