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President Donald Trump once again called for the U.S. to control Greenland, telling reporters at a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the ongoing dispute of the Danish autonomous territory was “what hurt my relationship with NATO” before implying the U.S. could pull troops out of Europe in the future.
The president also suggested the U.S. could pull troops out of Europe.
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Speaking to reporters in Turkey before a NATO summit on Tuesday, Trump said the island territory “should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark,” insisting it was “surrounded” by Chinese and Russian ships—a claim he has previously made without providing evidence and was rejected by Nordic diplomats, the Financial Times reported in January.
Trump then complained the European nation “wouldn’t go along with” his plans for U.S. control over the territory and “all the money we spend to help them with Russia,” before suggesting he could pull American soldiers from bases in Europe.
The president also insisted “Europe’s a very different place than it was 20 years ago,” before telling the continent to “be careful” with its policies on immigration and energy, without going into further detail.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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