Trump: US will have Greenland one way or the other

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US President Donald Trump says the US will take control of Greenland "one way or the other", as the UK admits it is working with Nato allies to bolster security in the Arctic.

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00:00The President of the United States

00:02The President of the United States

00:04The President of the United States

00:06Look, if we don't take Greenland,

00:08Russia or China will.

00:10And I'm not letting that happen.

00:12If we don't take Greenland,

00:14Russia or China will take Greenland.

00:16And I am not going to let that happen.

00:18Is there any deal they can offer you?

00:20Yeah, sure. I'd look to make a deal with them.

00:22It's easier.

00:24But one way or the other, we're going to have Greenland.

00:26Well, maybe NATO would be upset if I didn't.

00:30I mean, NATO would save a lot of money.

00:32I like NATO.

00:34I just wonder whether or not, if we needed NATO,

00:36would they be there for us?

00:38I'm not sure they would.

00:40You know, we spend a lot of money on NATO.

00:42And I'm not sure they would.

00:44But Greenland should make the deal,

00:46because Greenland does not want to see Russia or China take over.

00:49They don't go there. It's very far away from Greenland.

00:52And Greenland, basically, their defense is two dog sleds.

00:56Do you know that? Do you know what their defense is?

00:58Two dog sleds.

01:00In the meantime, you have Russian destroyers and submarines

01:04and China destroyers and submarines all over the place.

01:08We're not going to let that happen.

01:10And if it affects NATO, then it affects NATO.

01:13But, you know, they need us much more than we need them.

01:16We'll tell you that right now.

01:18We'll tell you that right now.

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