### [2025-03-13](/feed/2025/03/13/index.md)

##### Proposed United States acquisition of Greenland
# During an Oval Office meeting with Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, U.S President Donald Trump refuses to rule out the U.S. annexation of Greenland saying "I think that it will happen". 




### Sources:

1. [Sky News](https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-says-he-thinks-us-will-annex-greenland-13327945)

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