President Donald Trump mused at length over his desire to absorb two countries protected by the NATO alliance on Thursday in a White House meeting with Secretary-General Mark Rutte. Both Canada and Greenland,

President Donald Trump told NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday that U.S. control of Greenland is necessary to enhance international security, escalating his campaign to annex the strategic Arctic island.

President Donald Trump doubled down on his desire to annex Canada for the U.S. on Thursday by insisting the the sovereign nation “only works as a state.” During a meeting at the White House with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte,

President Donald Trump talks about his tariff policies and the United States’ relationship with Canada during a press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office.