Trump says NATO failed two key tests during high-stakes Turkey summit: 'Not happy'

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President Donald Trump claimed that NATO failed two key tests as he lambasted the international cooperative on the national stage during a high-stakes summit in Ankara, Turkey on Wednesday. "I'm not happy with NATO because of what they did with Greenland , and I'm not happy with NATO because of the fact they didn't want to help us with the No. 1 state sponsor of terror — that's Iran," the 47th president told reporters. "They were unwilling to help us." "But I was really testing," Trump revealed. "I wanted to see if they would be there." DENMARK VOWS TO DEFEND GREENLAND AFTER TRUMP REITERATES US SHOULD CONTROL TERRITORY Trump has been eyeing an acquisition of Greenland, the autonomous island territory that is backed in defense, foreign affairs and monetary policy by Denmark. Greenlanders are officially citizens of Denmark. The president has proposed purchasing Greenland from Denmark multiple times, and insisted Tuesday at the summit in Turkey that the territory is critical to global security and that it "should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark." As China and Russia expand their presence in the region, Trump has continuously said that acquiring the territory, which plays a critical role in U.S. missile warning systems and Arctic defense, is a necessity. "We need it for protection of the world, not just the United States," Trump said. Now, Trump claims that his idea to acquire the territory was actually a test of NATO to see if world leaders would support the U.S. in that effort. TRUMP MAKES FRESH GREENLAND PLAY AFTER XI TALKS AS CHINA’S ARCTIC AMBITIONS LOOM Trump claimed that Danish leadership has not been helpful to Greenland and its people. "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," he said. TRUMP SAYS IRAN CEASEFIRE IS 'OVER' AFTER IRANIAN ATTACKS TRIGGER MASSIVE US RESPONSE Danish leaders have repeatedly insisted that Greenland i…