Event Brief
Trump announces security deal giving permanent control in Greenland
By The BriefBrief · Sources (31)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 20, 2026 at 8:17 AM ET
Summary: President Trump said he struck a deal to give the U.S. “permanent control over security, and all other needs” in Greenland. He said the arrangement “completely address[es]” U.S. concerns, while leaders in Denmark and Greenland reacted with cautious optimism.
WHO: President Trump
WHAT: Trump announced a U.S.-Greenland security deal granting “permanent control over security, and all other needs” in Greenland.
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026
WHERE: Greenland
WHY: Trump said the deal would address U.S. concerns about Greenland’s security and related needs.
How this story developed (showing 6 of 6 earlier reports)
Sources (31):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
ARY News,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
Dawn Pakistan,
Deutsche Welle,
Euronews,
Financial Times,
Fox News,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
Japan Times,
Jerusalem Post,
NBC News,
NPR,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Sky News,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
Tampa Free Press,
Tehran Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WSJ World News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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