Tue, 20 Jan 2026

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 Greenland 'will stay Greenland', former Trump adviser declares

Donald Trump's former chief economic adviser said the US president's actions are a negotiating tactic.

* Donald Trump will not be able to force Greenland to change ownership, according to former top adviser Gary Cohn.
* Cohn said that "Greenland will stay Greenland" and linked the need for access to critical minerals to his former boss's plans for the territory.
* He suggested that the US could negotiate an "offtake" agreement with Greenland for its vast rare earth mineral supplies.
* Trump's recent comments about Greenland "may be part of a negotiation", Cohn said.
* The US could increase its military presence in Greenland, which would be welcomed by the island's government, according to Cohn.
* Cohn indicated that Trump may be overstating his demands as part of a negotiating tactic.
* He suggested that what Trump actually wants is a larger military presence and access to Greenland's rare earth minerals.
* The US administration has "various different motives" for its actions, Cohn said.
* Trump's decision to intervene in Venezuela was "a path" to disrupt the country's relationship with China, Russia, and Cuba.
* Rare earth minerals are critical to the development of AI and quantum computing, which are major talking points at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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