Nearly a day after the devastating U.S. war on Iran reached a ceasefire, President Donald Trump’s post on Truth Social on Thursday (April 9, 2026), issuing a fresh ‘threat’ to Greenland, has reignited a debate on U.S. takeover of the Arctic territory. Significantly, the infuriating post from Mr. Trump arrived merely two hours of his meeting with NATO’s secretary general Mark Rutte.
‘Keep dreaming’: NATO chief says Europe can’t defend itself without U.S.
Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that, “NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!! President DJT”.
Moments after the meeting ended, Mr. Rutte told CNN broadcaster in U.S. that “Trump was upset with many NATO allies”. Mr. Rutte’s remarks underlined Mr. Trump’s growing simmering displeasure with NATO allies since Strait of Hormuz deadlock where the latter declined to open their airspace to U.S. military.
With an eye on Greenland, Trump turns NATO against NATO
