The push to acquire Greenland hasn’t gone away — it’s just gone quiet. That’s the takeaway from New Yorker writer Ben Taub, who told NPR on Tuesday, June 17, that President Trump’s campaign to absorb the Danish autonomous territory is ongoing despite dropping off the front pages.
Taub, who has been reporting on the effort, said Trump’s moves have eroded trust among U.S. allies. He didn’t frame it as a diplomatic hiccup. The damage, as Taub described it, runs deeper — a sustained pressure campaign that allied governments have watched with alarm.
Greenland became a flashpoint early in Trump’s second term when the president publicly floated acquiring the island and refused to rule out using military or economic force to do so. Denmark and Greenland’s own government rejected the idea outright. The story cycled out of daily headlines, but Taub’s reporting for The New Yorker suggests the administration never shelved it.
Whether Congress, European governments, or Greenland’s leadership will push back in any formal way remains an open question. Taub’s NPR interview didn’t detail any specific next steps from the administration.
Originally reported by NPR. Read the original report.
