An inside look at President Trump's campaign to acquire Greenland

NPR | By Dave Davies

Published June 17, 2026 at 12:50 PM EDT

New Yorker writer Ben Taub says while the idea of acquiring Greenland is out of the headlines, it hasn't been dropped. Taub describes how Trump's ongoing efforts have broken the trust of our allies.

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