Event Brief
Trump says US got permanent security 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: Donald Trump said the US agreed a deal with Denmark giving America “permanent control over security” in Greenland. NATO welcomed the deal, according to the report.
WHO: Donald Trump; NATO
WHAT: Trump said the US agreed a deal with Denmark granting the US permanent control over security in Greenland.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026
WHERE: Greenland
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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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