Why Trump Is Obsessed With Taking Over Greenland: QuickTake

US President Donald Trump has long said he wants to take control of Greenland, the world’s biggest island and a self-ruling territory of Denmark. He’s stepped up the pressure during his second term in office, baffling and frustrating officials in Copenhagen and in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, who have made it clear that the island is not for sale.

The seizure of Venezuela’s president by US special forces on Jan. 3 shows Trump’s readiness to intervene directly in another nation’s affairs and has triggered fresh alarm in Denmark. After the operation, Trump repeated his ambitions for Greenland, drawing the sternest ...