President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the US gave Greenland to Denmark after World War 2 ...

During his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, January 23, Trump claimed that the US once owned Greenland and later gave it to Denmark. Trump said the US was ‘stupid’ to return ...

Historical records and international law do not support the claim that the US ever owned or controlled Greenland's sovereignty.

Although the United States defended Greenland during World War II, it never ruled the territory.

President invokes World War II history to justify U.S. acquisition push, telling world leaders Denmark was unable to defend itself against Nazi Germany and should cede control of the strategic Arctic ...