President Donald Trump has revealed that the United States is poised to gain “total access” to Greenland under a developing arrangement with NATO allies, a move he framed as a major national security win that would dramatically expand America’s military reach in the Arctic.
Speaking Thursday from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Trump told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo that the deal would give Washington sweeping and open-ended access to the strategically vital territory.
“Essentially, it’s total access,” Trump said.
“There’s no end, there’s no time limit.”
“I’m not gonna have to pay anything,” he added.
“We’re gonna have total access to Greenland.
“We’re gonna have all military access that we want.
“We’re going to be able to put what we need on Greenland because we want it.
“We’re talking about national security and international security.”
Trump also revealed that a portion of America’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defense system would be built in Greenland, underscoring the administration’s view of the island as a critical node in future defense planning.
“If the bad guys start shooting, it comes over Greenland,” Trump said.
“So we knock it down.”
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Negotiations with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) remain in the early stages, and the final contours of the agreement have not yet been publicly detailed.
The U.S. military already operates multiple facilities on Greenland, a Danish territory, and maintains broad latitude to expand its presence.
According to senior officials cited by The New York Times, top NATO military leaders met Wednesday with Trump administration officials to discuss Denmark potentially ceding “small pockets” of Greenlandic territory to the United States for base construction.
Sources compared the concept to British sovereign base areas in Cyprus.
Trump said NATO partners would work with the U.S. not only on deploying the Golden Dome system, but also on access to Greenland’s mineral resources.
The president did not spell out specific terms but indicated talks are moving quickly.
His remarks followed a decision to pull back sweeping tariff threats against several European nations, which had unsettled markets earlier in the week.
On Wednesday, Trump said “additional discussions” on Greenland were underway and that Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and special envoy Steve Witkoff were handling negotiations.
Trump told reporters the agreement would be announced “pretty soon.”
“It gets us everything we needed to get,” he said.
“It’s a deal that everybody’s very happy with.”
Markets rebounded after Trump softened his tariff posture, with futures turning positive following a sharp sell-off a day earlier.
Over the weekend, Trump had threatened 10 percent tariffs on Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland after those countries sent troops to Greenland as part of a NATO show of force.
Since the start of his second term, Trump has repeatedly argued that securing Greenland is essential to preventing Russia and China from gaining dominance in the Arctic.
The island sits astride emerging shipping routes as melting ice opens new lanes and exposes vast natural resources.
Greenland is rich in oil, gold, graphite, copper, iron, and rare earth minerals, and already hosts key NATO military infrastructure.
The Trump administration views it as a cornerstone of the Golden Dome missile defense system, which officials say would significantly strengthen North America’s protection against ballistic threats.
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