The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 23, 2024 Trump Says U.S. Ownership of Greenland Is "An Absolute Necessity" ----------------------------------------------------------------- On Sunday, Donad Trump also posted a message online saying the United States should take ownership of Greenland, which is controlled by Denmark. Trump wrote, "For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity." Trump's statement on Greenland was made as he announced he was picking Pay Pal co-founder Ken Howery as his pick for United States ambassador to Denmark. .