Trump warns world leaders ‘US a lot better energy than individuals even perceive’
US President Donald Trump has warned the world that they have no idea how powerful the US really is as he demands NATO and Denmark hand over Greenland to him after America gave it back
Trump has addressed leaders at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (Image: AP)
Donald Trump has warned world leaders that the US is a ‘much greater power than people even understand’ as he wants Greenland back from Denmark. He claims the US should not have given Greenland back after saving it in WW2.
Speaking at the World Economic Forum, he said: “Every NATO ally has an obligation to be able to defend their own territory.
“The fact is, no nation or group of nations is in any position to be able to secure Greenland other than the United States.
“We’re a great power, much greater than people even understand.”
Trump claims that there is nothing wrong with acquiring territories but insists he won’t use force to get it..
He said: “That’s the reason I’m seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States, just as we have acquired many other territories throughout our history, as many of the European nations have.
“There’s nothing wrong with it.”
He added: “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force. We would be, frankly, unstoppable, but I won’t do that.”
Trump said he wanted immediate negotiations to discuss acquiring Greenland.
He added: “This would not be a threat to Nato. This would greatly enhance the security of the alliance.”
Trump continued: “We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they [Denmark] won’t give it. We’ve never asked for anything else.
“We could have kept that piece of land and we didn’t.”
“I mean, we’ve helped them for so many years. We’ve never gotten anything except we pay for Nato… and all we’re asking for is to get Greenland.”
His comments come during his address to the World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps, where his ambitions to take control of Greenland from Nato ally Denmark could tear relations with European allies and overshadow his original plan to use his appearance at the gathering of global elites to address affordability issues in the US.
Nearly 3,000 high-level participants from 130 countries, plus an untold number of activists and observers, are expected to converge on the annual event scheduled to last until Friday for dialogue, debate and deal-making in the Alpine resort.
Trump’s third visit as president comes as US allies worry about his ambition to take over Greenland, while Latin America grapples with his efforts to seize Venezuela’s oil.
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