Protesters with Greenland flags gather for a protest titled “Greenland Belongs to the Greenlanders” outside the US Embassy on January 14, 2026 in Copenhagen, Denmark. | Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images
Since the United States announced it would “run” Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration has openly floated similar interventions elsewhere in Latin America.
But the country Donald Trump has fixated on most isn’t an adversary — it’s an ally. Greenland, a NATO member and longtime partner of the United States has repeatedly found itself in the preside...
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