"Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a "right of ownership" anyway? There are no written documents, it's only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States."
"Because that's what I feel is psychologically needed for success. I think that ownership gives you a thing that you can't do, whether you're talking about a lease or a treaty. Ownership gives you things and elements that you can't get from just signing a document, that you can have a base. Psychologically important for me. Now, maybe another president would feel differently, but so far I've been right about everything."
Donald Trump sent a direct note asserting that the United States should have complete control of Greenland, arguing Denmark cannot protect the island from Russia or China and questioning Denmark's right of ownership. He tied Greenland to NATO obligations and suggested his own actions for NATO justify reciprocal benefits for the United States. He explained that physical ownership provides strategic benefits beyond treaties or leases and described ownership as psychologically necessary for his success. He characterized certain military actions as psychological successes that validated his approach to power and territorial control.
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