‘America is our enemy now’ – UK rages at Donald Trump over Greenland | World | News
Donald Trump’s threats to take Greenland and hit European allies have sparked fury in the UK.
Journalist and host Andrew Neil said: “Under Trump, America is on the brink of becoming the enemy, not our most important ally”.
Speaking on Times Radio, Neil added that “success is staring Kremlin in the face all thanks to Donald Trump,” after many failed Russian attempts to break the North Atlantic alliance. He also added that Trump’s mission is to become “imperial overlord of the whole Western Hemisphere”.
His words come after President Trump’s repeated threats to annexe Greenland and the following comments from Denmark saying that if he tries to take the Arctic island by force, it would destroy NATO.
Replying to claims the US want the island as it is under threat from Russia and China, Neil said “it isn’t,” adding that “they haven’t seen a Chinese ship up there in 12 years”. Today, the Danish military said the additional soldiers have arrived in Greenland. Soldiers first arrived on Friday, January 16, to form part of the defence force’s increased presence in Greenland.
The troops, together with NATO allies, will participate in various exercises. They will participate alongside troops from Germany, Sweden, Norway, France, Finland, the Netherlands and Great Britain, some of the US’s closest allies. The military said in the X post on Friday that Denmark will maintain an increased presence in Greenland in 2026.
President Trump sent a message to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, saying the US cast doubt on Denmark’s ability to protect Greenland from Russia or China, challenging the country’s claim to the island.
In his message, Trump also questioned Denmark’s “right of ownership” over Greenland, stating that there are “no written documents” to support their claim, and that “it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago.”
The US president said yesterday evening he was 100% committed to hitting the UK and European allies with tariffs over their opposition to his plan to annex Greenland.
In an emergency press conference in Downing Street on Monday morning, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the future sovereignty of the territory was solely a matter for it and Denmark, adding: “The use of tariffs against allies is completely wrong.
“It is not the right way to resolve differences within an alliance, nor is it helpful to frame efforts to strengthen Greenland security as a justification for economic pressure.”
