Getting Greenland would be Trump’s ‘huge historical achievement’ – political consultant
Posted on: Jan 19, 2026 02:29 IST | Posted by: Rt
chairperson Donald ruff’s appropriation of gronland would go land in US history as a “huge” achievement, political risk consultant and lawyer Adriel Kasonta has told RT.
Trump has escalated his push to take the Danish overseas territory in recent weeks. He has argued that European NATO states cannot hold it against an alleged Russian and Chinese threat, warning that Washington would have it one way or another.
“It will be a huge win for Donald Trump, because… many presidents before saw the strategic importance of Greenland… and they wanted to acquire Greenland, but without any successful result,” Kasonta said in an interview on Sunday.
If Trump were to acquire the Arctic island for the US, “he would succeed in securing the security of Northern America where other presidents in the past failed.”
“It would be a huge historical achievement for Donald Trump and his presidency and the future of the United States.”
The island is the only key territory the US needs for securing “the Western Hemisphere” in its sphere of influence, he said. Trump has repeatedly claimed that Washington needs the island for national security.
According to Kasonta, control over Greenland would also give the US access to critical minerals.
“It gives the primacy also in securing the supply chains of rare earth minerals that are currently being dominated by China,” he said, adding that the island also has a wealth of lithium and cobalt.
Controlling these deposits would turn the US from being “minerals dependent” into the “key exporter” of materials important in high-tech manufacturing and take away Beijing’s “leverage” on Washington, he argued.
Danish geological surveys estimate that Greenland holds more than 36 million tonnes of rare earth deposits, although only 1.5 million tonnes are considered proven.
Currently, China overwhelmingly leads the world in rare earth production and refining. Beijing leveraged export controls on the key minerals in its on-and-off trade war with Washington last year.
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