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How Denmark views Trump's threats to take over Greenland

Season 2026 Episode 13 | 7m 26s

Crucial talks are due to take place in Washington between Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland. President Trump has coveted the Danish territory, and his repeated threats to take over the island have prompted warnings that such a move could lead to the breakup of NATO. Malcolm Brabant reports from Copenhagen.

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