Trump says US will deal with Greenland 'easy way' or 'hard way'

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PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 29: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 29, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. The two leaders held a bilateral meeting to discuss regional security in the Middle East as well as the U.S.-Israel partnership. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images / AFP

US President Donald Trump - who has made no secret of his wish to take control of Greenland, a Danish territory - has said on Friday (US time) he would deal with the issue head-on.

"I would like to make a deal, you know, the easy way. But if we don't do it the easy way, we're going to do it the hard way," Trump said at a White House meeting with oil executives.

Trump said controlling the mineral-rich island is crucial for US national security given the rising military activity of Russia and China in the Arctic.

-AFP