After President Donald Trump said suddenly Wednesday that he had secured the “framework of a future deal” on Greenland, nearly everyone involved was conspicuously tight-lipped about what it entailed.
Asked to detail the terms, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte simply referred to Trump’s social media post, which included almost none.
When CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Trump whether it met his demand to own Greenland, he paused and avoided the question. He said instead, “It’s a long-term deal.” He called it “infinite,” and said, “It’s a deal that’s forever.”
That response appears to be telling in more than one way.
Not only did Trump tellingly avoid the question about his central demand (which he appears to have folded on), but he referred to an aspect of the framework that … already exists in a security agreement the US has with Denmark, which controls Greenland.
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