United States (US) President Donald Trump has renewed his demands for Greenland, a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark, while praising unity among members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at the NATO summit in Turkiye.
He demanded that the United States take control of the island in the Arctic, describing it as “a big problem for us” and stating that its control was for global protection.
Referring to the incident in World War II, when Denmark asked the United States to protect the island while it fought Nazi Germany, Trump said: “We took Greenland and then stupidly gave it back.”
The 47th POTUS attacked Spain for its lack of support and rigorous criticism of the United States war against Iran. He ordered the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, to cut all types of commercial ties with the European nation.
The 80-year-old Republican politician said: “Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They don’t participate, they don’t pay. I don’t want to have anything to do with Spain. Cut off trade with Spain, including visits.”
Trump’s fury against Spain comes after the country’s socialist government led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez not only criticized the US-Israel war against Iran but also did not allow the US to use its military bases to attack Iran.
The summit ended with a renewed affirmation by NATO nations of the “ironclad commitment” to collective defense under Article 5 of the alliance charter.
