Donald Trump renews Greenland takeover bid as POTUS warns of the END of Europe

Donald Trump has reaffirmed his intentions for the United States to acquire Greenland as he arrived for the Nato summit today.

The United States President also threatened to pull all American armed forces out of Europe if pushback on the matter continues.

Arriving in Ankara on Tuesday, Mr Trump suggested his commitment to European defence has been fractured by political decisions by leaders on immigration and fossil fuels.

He said: “I was very disappointed with Nato. We weren’t treated well because we did something in Iran.

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“We don’t need anybody’s help, but before I asked they said they wouldn’t be there.

“In the case of the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister (Sir Keir Starmer), I guess he’s no longer there; maybe because of this, it was a very unpopular thing he did.

“No, we’ll help after the war is over.’ I said: ‘We don’t need that kind of help.’”

Despite Mr Trump’s comments, Sir Keir Starmer’s actions were considered popular with the British public.

On the issue of Greenland, Mr Trump told reporters at the summit: “Denmark doesn’t spend money to really help Greenland, but it’s an important part for the US, and it’s surrounded by China ships and Russian ships … (It) should be controlled by the US, not by Denmark.

“And when they wouldn’t go along with it, and with all the money we spend to help them with Russia.

“We don’t have to spend any money; we could remove all of our soldiers out of Europe because, as you probably noticed, Europe’s a very different place than it was 20 years ago.

“They better be careful with immigration and energy. If they’re not careful with those two things, you’re not going to have a Europe any more.”

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Following the comments from the US President, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: “The future of Greenland is up to the people of Greenland and of Denmark, and not up to the US president. I’ve been very clear about that ever since it was first suggested.”

Mr Trump renewed his criticism of Nato allies not spending enough on defence, saying: “Why are we spending hundreds of billions of dollars and they’re not there for us? We’ve always been there for them.”

Earlier in the day, Mr Trump shared an article on his social media platform Truth Social entitled "They're Running the 2024 Anti-Trump Playbook on Nigel Farage".

Seemingly showing his support for the Reform UK leader, after months of speculation of a deteriorating relationship between the two of them.

Mr Trump was seemingly referring to a parliamentary probe into Mr Farage over allegations the Reform UK leader did not correctly report £5billion worth of donations from the cryptocurrency tycoon Christopher Harborne ahead of the 2024 General Election.

The investigation, which is now not expected to conclude until at least September, could lead to Mr Farage being suspended from the House of Commons and even a by-election in his Clacton constituency. He denies any wrongdoing.

Standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg opened his investigation in May.

Mr Farage faces a second investigation over undeclared donations by George Cottrell, a close associate of the Reform UK leader who was previously convicted of wire fraud in the US.

He resigned as an MP earlier today to trigger a by-election and boost his mandate.

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