US makes deal to bolster military presence in Greenland while leaving island under Denmark control

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump announced on Friday he has a deal with Denmark to bolster the United States military presence in Greenland after months of threatening to take the island by force from the NATO ally – an agreement that also keeps the Arctic territory in Denmark's hands.

Trump, in a social media post announcing the deal, said the emerging agreement "gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many US concerns."

He added that with the agreement his administration would "immediately" begin the process of developing a larger military presence on the mineral-rich Danish territory.