Yeah, 100%, Trump told NBC News Kristen Welker in a Saturday phone call.

But I think theres a good possibility that we could do it without military force.

Trump haspreviously said that using force is an optionnot only in Greenland but also Panama.

Trump Admits He’s Open to Using ‘Military Force’ to Seize Greenland

Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, March 28, 2025.Demetrius FreemanGetty Images

Vance also claimed that Greenlanders are going to choose, through self-determination, to become independent of Denmark.

Residents of Greenland, however,overwhelminglydo not want the U.S. to take over.

And of course, we are open to criticism, Rasmussen said.

But let me be completely honest: we do not appreciate the tone in which it is being delivered.

This is not how you speak to your close allies.

And I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies.