{"id":4936,"date":"2026-04-15T18:31:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4936"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T18:31:01","slug":"trump-plotting-fresh-greenland-takeover-bid-as-secret-talks-take-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=4936","title":{"rendered":"Trump plotting fresh Greenland takeover bid as &#8216;secret talks take place&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>The latest distraction<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Donald Trump is plotting a fresh Greenland takeover bid with &#8220;secret talks taking place&#8221;, reports say.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The US president has appeared to cool his interest in the arctic territory in recent months, turning his focus to the heat of the Middle East with the war in Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>While things appear to be heading ever so slightly towards a ceasefire, it&#8217;s clear Trump will need something else to keep his ego centre stage in our sitcom of our planet we currently live in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>And, as per reports from the i Paper, this could come in the form of a fresh attempt at taking over Greenland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full flex flex-col items-center max-w-[659px] 970:max-w-[630px] my-5\">\n<div class=\"w-[345px] tablet:w-[618px]\"><img alt=\"Article image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"618\" height=\"329\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full h-auto object-contain rounded-[10px]\" style=\"color:transparent\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 345px, 618px\" src=\"\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=64&amp;q=75 64w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=96&amp;q=75 96w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=128&amp;q=75 128w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=160&amp;q=75 160w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=192&amp;q=75 192w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=256&amp;q=75 256w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=320&amp;q=75 320w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=360&amp;q=75 360w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=414&amp;q=75 414w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 640w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=768&amp;q=75 768w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=1024&amp;q=75 1024w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=1280&amp;q=75 1280w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=1536&amp;q=75 1536w\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FTown-of-Ittoqqortoormiit-at-Entrance-to-Scoresbysund-Greenland.jpg%3Fheight%3D683%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=1536&amp;q=75\"\/><img alt=\"Logo Camera in article\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"11\" height=\"9\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"absolute w-[11px] h-[9px] bottom-[11px] right-[11px] object-conatin tablet:hidden\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"\/_next\/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fcamera.5e27b748.png&amp;w=64&amp;q=75 1x\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.joe.co.uk\/_next\/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fcamera.5e27b748.png&amp;w=64&amp;q=75\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The news outlet reports that Trump &#8220;sees taking over\u00a0Greenland\u00a0as an important &#8216;strategic objective&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>It also reported that it is something he is &#8220;quietly working on&#8221; in the background of the Iran war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The outlet said that Trump is in &#8220;hushed talks&#8221; with Denmark, who preside over the autonomous territory, about extending the United States&#8217; military influence in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>November&#8217;s mid-term elections in the US are also an influence, with Trump looking for a win in the run up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>These reports come a week after Trump said on Truth Social that Greenland is a  &#8220;BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This in turn led to Greenland\u2019s Prime Minister \u200bJens-Frederik Nielsen to say that he \u201ccannot see that [Trump\u2019s] desire to either take over or control \u200bGreenland has been taken off the table\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In mid-March, US Northern Command chief General Gregory Guillot\u00a0told a Congressional hearing\u00a0that he was aiming to secure \u201cincreased access to different bases\u201d\u00a0in the territory as a response to disputed claims that Russian and China had increased activity in the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full flex flex-col items-center max-w-[659px] 970:max-w-[630px] my-5\">\n<div class=\"w-[345px] tablet:w-[618px]\"><img alt=\"Article image\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"618\" height=\"329\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full h-auto object-contain rounded-[10px]\" style=\"color:transparent\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 345px, 618px\" 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\/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FGreenland-4.jpg%3Fheight%3D658%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=320&amp;q=75 320w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FGreenland-4.jpg%3Fheight%3D658%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=360&amp;q=75 360w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FGreenland-4.jpg%3Fheight%3D658%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=414&amp;q=75 414w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FGreenland-4.jpg%3Fheight%3D658%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=640&amp;q=75 640w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FGreenland-4.jpg%3Fheight%3D658%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=768&amp;q=75 768w, \/_next\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcms.joe.co.uk%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F04%2FGreenland-4.jpg%3Fheight%3D658%26amp%3Bwidth%3D1024&amp;w=1024&amp;q=75 1024w, 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\">\n<p>However, it remains to be seen just how far Trump is willing to go to get what he wants. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Trump #plotting #fresh #Greenland #takeover #bid #secret #talks #place<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest distraction Donald Trump is plotting a fresh Greenland takeover bid with &#8220;secret talks taking place&#8221;, reports say. The US president has appeared to cool his interest in the arctic territory in recent months, turning his focus to the heat of the Middle East with the war in Iran. While things appear to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5114,842,1010,849,923,3617,2531,18,409,3879,2151,82,2191,4771],"class_list":{"0":"post-4936","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"tag-bid","9":"tag-denmark","10":"tag-fresh","11":"tag-greenland","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-place","14":"tag-plotting","15":"tag-politics","16":"tag-secret","17":"tag-takeover","18":"tag-talks","19":"tag-trump","20":"tag-us","21":"tag-world-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}