When asked about a possible US offer to purchase Greenland, which is a self-governing territory of Denmark, Leavitt said, “That’s something that’s currently being actively discussed by the president and his national security team.”
Leavitt further said, “That’s not something this president does. All options are always on the table for President Trump,” when a reporter asked why Trump would not rule out military action against a fellow NATO member. However, she added that President Trump’s “first option, always, has been diplomacy.”
.@PressSec on Greenland: "@POTUS has been very open and clear… that he views it in the best interest of the United States to deter Russian and Chinese aggression in the arctic region—and so that's why his team is currently talking about what a potential purchase would look… pic.twitter.com/nARK0m9cUi
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, while speaking to reporters at the Capitol Hill on Wednesday, said that he will meet officials from Denmark next week to discuss about Greenland.
Leavitt reiterated that the US president believes acquiring Greenland would be in the interest of America’s national security. “He views it in the best interest of the United States to deter Russian and Chinese aggression in the Arctic region. And so that’s why his team is currently talking about what a potential purchase would look like,” she said.
Trump, who has talked about acquiring Greenland several times in the past for its mineral resources and strategic location, has soared tensions with the NATO allies after his administration did not out the possibility of taking the territory by force.
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Trump, in a post on Truth Social earlier on Wednesday, wrote that US would support NATO and that Russia and China only feared the alliance as long as the United States was a member. “We will always be there for NATO, even if they won’t be there for us…The only nation that China and Russia fear and respect is US,” the Republican leader said.
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US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the use of military force to acquire Greenland. (AP/File Photo) 
