Donald Trump has suggested America could pull all its troops out of Europe as he discussed the issue of Greenland once again. The US President reignited his claim to the world’s biggest island during a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, suggesting it’s rightfully American territory.
He then launched into a bizarre rant about the future of Europe, slamming its leaders for disagreeing with his plans to seize Greenland and their handling of immigration and energy. Mr Trump said a row over the ownership of the Danish territory has “hurt my relationship with NATO”
He went on: “Denmark doesn’t spend money to really help Greenland, but it’s an important part for the United States, and it’s surrounded by China ships and Russian ships.
“It was Greenland that, in my opinion – and it continues to be – that should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark.
“And when they wouldn’t go along with it, and with all the money we spend to help them with Russia, and we don’t have to spend any money, we could remove all of our soldiers out of Europe, because, as you probably noticed, Europe’s a very different place than it was 20 years ago, lot different, much different, much different, and they better be careful with immigration and energy.
“If they’re not careful with those two things, you’re not going to have a Europe anymore.”
Mr Trump’s comments come ahead of a summit with NATO leaders in Ankara, Turkey, which he said he would attend only after being asked by his “friend” Mr Erdogan.
“Frankly, if it weren’t held in Turkey, where my friend happens to be a very strong leader… It’s possible that I wouldn’t have attended.”
The summit is expected to focus on defence spending, the defence industry, and support for Ukraine. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said: “The task ahead is clear: to turn Allied commitments into concrete results.
