Donald Trump says of US-Denmark deal: "working with the wonderful people of Denmark and Greenland"

At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Donald Trump promoted a newly announced agreement between the United States and Denmark concerning Greenland, describing it as a deal covering the northern part of North America. The deal followed a tense diplomatic standoff after Trump repeatedly threatened to annex the semi-autonomous, mineral-rich Arctic territory. Trump said the pact expands America’s presence in the Arctic and North Atlantic, protects Europe as well as the U.S., and strengthens NATO. After the earlier tensions, he also spoke positively about both Denmark and Greenland. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, at the signing shortly afterward, described the occasion as an important moment in the two countries’ relationship.