From Caracas to Nuuk: Maduro raid sparks fresh Trump push on Greenland
President Donald Trump is again amplifying his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, reinvigorating his repeated comments earlier in his political career that the territory nestled between North America...
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President Donald Trump is again amplifying his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, reinvigorating his repeated comments earlier in his political career that the territory nestled between North America and Europe in the Arctic Circle is a strategic asset for the U.S. Trump confirmed Saturday that the U.S. military had successfully executed an operation in Venezuela that led to the arrests of the nation's dictatorial leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife. The operation was swiftly followed by Trump putting " anyone who would threaten American sovereignty or endanger American lives" on notice. Cuba, for instance, is likely "in a lot of trouble" for "propping up Maduro," according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Amid the warnings, Trump was pressed about plans to potentially acquire Greenland , which he has previously floated while touting its strategic location for national security purposes. TRUMP EMBRACES US INTERVENTION IN VENEZUELA, OPENS DOOR TO BROADER LATIN AMERICA PUSH "We need Greenland from a national security situation. It's so strategic. Right now. Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place," Trump said from Air Force One Sunday as he traveled back to Washington from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Trump initially said he did not want to discuss Greenland, and to instead focus questions on Venezuela, Russia or Ukraine before teasing that more would follow on Greenland in the coming months. "We'll worry about Greenland in about two months. Let's talk about Greenland in 20 days," he told the media. Trump added that the U.S. needs to acquire "Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it." He continued that acquiring the territory would benefit both the U.S. and European Union from a security point of view. TOP CANADIAN OFFICIALS TO VISIT GREENLAND AMID INTERNATIONAL FEARS AS TRUMP EYES NATO-LINKED TERRITORY "The European Union needs us to have it and they know that," th…