Summary
Germany and France criticized U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after he refused to rule out military or economic actions to acquire Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory and part of the EU and NATO.
Germany stressed borders must not be changed by force, citing the UN Charter, while France warned against threats to EU sovereignty.
Trump defended his position on national security grounds, proposing tariffs on Denmark if it resists.
Denmark and Greenland rejected the idea, with Greenland’s leader reiterating its desire for independence, not U.S. annexation.
I’ll just point out again that the military force thing is a manufactured headline. Reporters at this point know that Trump isn’t going to rule out military force in any situation (ruling out military force is for pussies). So any reporters can just ask him “do you rule out military force in order to___” and the answer is always no and they get the headline they want. Easier than real journalism, I guess.