Trump willing to sacrifice NATO alliance for Greenland

 https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/01/12/trump-greenland-nato-choice-interview/

US President Donald Trump estimated he may need to choose between NATO membership and control of Greenland, according to an interview published Monday in The New York Times. The comments came against the backdrop of a Sunday Bloomberg report that Britain and Germany are leading discussions about increasing European military presence in Greenland, aiming to demonstrate to Trump that the continent takes Arctic security seriously.

Trump explained why ownership of the island matters to him beyond maintaining military bases. "That's what I feel is psychologically needed for success," he said. "Ownership gives you a thing that you can't do, whether you're talking about a lease or a treaty." When asked whether ownership was important to him personally or to the United States, he responded, "Psychologically it's important to me. Maybe another president would feel differently, but so far I've been right about everything."

The interviewer noted that Xi views Taiwan as separatist and would argue it's a threat to China. "It's a source of pride for him," Trump said about the Chinese president's attitude toward the island. "That's up to him, what he's going to be doing. But, you know, I've expressed to him that I would be very unhappy if he did that, and I don't think he'll do that. I hope he doesn't."

When asked if anything could limit his power on the world stage, Trump responded, "Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It's the only thing that can stop me." The interviewer asked, "Not international law?" Trump replied, "I don't need international law. I'm not looking to hurt people."