09/09/2026
Trump spent months talking about taking control of Greenland.
Europe just answered.
The EU announced a new €200 MILLION ($232 million) investment package for Greenland covering housing, energy, internet connectivity, education, fisheries and other development. It also proposed more than doubling longer-term EU support to €530 million for 2028–2034.
And the message wasn't subtle:
“Greenland's future is for the people of Greenland and Denmark to decide. No one else.”
At the same time, roughly 400 personnel from 10 NATO countries have begun Arctic Shield 2026 military exercises in Greenland.
Trump wanted Greenland intimidated into America's orbit.
Instead, his threats helped give Greenland more European money, more European attention and a very public demonstration of allied military support.
Quite the dealmaker. 🙄
Source: European Commission announcement, September 7; Danish Defence Arctic Shield announcement; reporting September 7–8.