President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the US gave Greenland to Denmark after World War 2 ...

During his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, January 23, Trump claimed that the US once owned Greenland and later gave it to Denmark. Trump said the US was ‘stupid’ to return ...

U.S. troops have been based in Greenland for decades, starting in World War II, when weather stations on the island provided ...

President Trump says the U.S. must own and control Greenland for its future security—and is turning to history to make his ...

Although the United States defended Greenland during World War II, it never ruled the territory.

During the Cold War, the U.S. considered stationing nuclear missiles under the ice sheet in Greenland -- and never told ...

US President Donald Trump raised eyebrows after claiming at Davos that the US effectively controlled Greenland during World War II and was “stupid” to return it to Denmark, calling Denmark “ungrateful ...

Greenland’s history and relationships with Denmark and the U.S. have become the subject of heated discussion.

Trump called Denmark “ungrateful” for U.S. action in World War II. “When Denmark fell to Germany after just six hours of fighting, it was totally unable to defend either itself or Greenland,” he said ...

President Donald Trump made his pitch to acquire Greenland to international leaders in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, saying for the first time he did not plan for the U.S. to take the land by force.