U.S. and Denmark reach deal to build U.S. military presence in Greenland

President Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland. The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5272x3515+0+0/resize/5272x3515!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6f%2F16%2Fc23bf1c94a9f9adf02d5bee6bd1a%2Fap26251526042935.jpg' alt='Houses covered in snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, March 7, 2025.'/><p>President Trump says he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the U.S. military presence in Greenland. The announcement comes after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally.</p><p>(Image credit: Evgeniy Maloletka)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-144158' />