Bewilderment over Trump’s Greenland obsession turns to fear
Inhabitants of the autonomous island who initially thought the US president’s interest could help their push to gain independence from Denmark now see the dangers.
The sight of two giant US Hercules planes disgorging bulletproof cars onto the runway in the capital Nuuk has moved President Donald Trump’s obsession with Greenland into a new, dangerous phase.
Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and other US officials are ostensibly arriving later this week on a “private visit” to watch the national dog-sledding contest on the geopolitically vital island. A trip to the US military base in the far north of Greenland is also likely to take place.
