Trumpβs Security Deal With Greenland: What to Know NYT - World By: Maya TekeliοΌ Lynsey Chutel and Amelia Nierenberg 19 September 2026 at 11:56 President Trump insisted for months that the Danish territory should be part of the United States. Now, a security deal β not a takeover β seems to be on the table. Β© Sigga Ella for The New York TimesNuuk, Greenlandβs capital, last year. Polls have indicated that a vast majority of Greenlanders do not want to join the United States.