Trump Talks Iran Action, 'Bad Fed Person' & Greenland Pushback

President Trump speaks to reporters following a visit to Detroit. The US president suggested his next move would hinge on a meeting of the National Security Council that was set to take place later Tuesday. “We’ll get some accurate numbers as to what’s happening with regard to the killing,” Trump said. “I’ll know within 20 minutes and we’ll act accordingly.” President Donald Trump also dismissed Jamie Dimon’s criticism over the Justice Department probe into the Federal Reserve, saying the JPMorgan Chase & Co. chief executive officer was “wrong” to suggest he was undermining the independence of the central bank. “I think it’s fine what I’m doing,” Trump said. “And we have a bad Fed person.”

US President Donald Trump reiterated his assertion that the US needs Greenland for national security, urging NATO to back his efforts to gain control of the Arctic territory before a meeting of top diplomats in Washington.

“NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES,” Trump said in a post to Truth Social on Wednesday. “Militarily, without the vast power of the United States, much of which I built during my first term, and am now bringing to a new and even higher level, NATO would not be an effective force or deterrent - Not even close! They know that, and so do I.”

Trump said Greenland was vital to the success of his Golden Dome missile defense plan.

Later on Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and his counterpart from Nuuk, Vivian Motzfeldt, just hours after the island’s prime minister said that if made to choose, Greenland would opt for Denmark.

The Europeans sought the meeting to work out the real intentions of the Americans and convince them there’s no need to take over Greenland.

Trump has declined to rule out the use of military force to get the world’s biggest island, saying the US needs it for national defense. Rubio has walked back those comments, arguing the goal is to buy Greenland. The Danes have said it’s not theirs to sell, and Greenlanders that there’s no amount of money that could buy their “national soul.”

What, then, can happen?

The Danes argue that a comprehensive defense agreement dating back to 1951 already allows the US to use the territory as it needs to for defenses — rendering any takeover futile.

Given one of Trump’s central claims is that Denmark has failed to adequately safeguard Greenland, Copenhagen could respond by further boosting its military presence and investment on the island while deepening coordination with the US and other NATO allies. Denmark could also offer to grant Washington expanded access.

On Wednesday, broadcaster DR reported Denmark has already sent more troops and military equipment to Greenland.

Greenland and Denmark appear to have taken two options off the table: a purchase and any rapprochement through independence. Greenlanders have ruled out selling their land regardless of how much money would be offered in exchange for ownership, and secession is on the back burner for now.

A move labeled the off-ramp option would be for Greenland to offer Trump a Ukraine-style minerals deal where the US gets access to the island’s rare earths in exchange for security guarantees. Such an agreement would allow Trump to claim victory without annexation and shift the focus from geopolitics to commercial success.

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