Trump shares messages sent by Macron about Greenland

French president said that together they can ‘do good things in Iran’, are ‘aligned’ on Syria, but ‘does not understand’ what his counterpart is doing in the autonomous territory of Denmark

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In the messages, Macron told Trump that he would be able to schedule a G7 meeting for Thursday (22) and invited the Republican to dinner in Paris

The President of the United States, shared this Tuesday (20) on his Trust Social profile messages sent by his French counterpart, about the situation in Greenland. In the text, the leader of France made two proposals to the republican to “try to build good things” together.

“We are fully aligned on Syria, we can do good things in Iran, but I don’t understand what you are doing in Greenland,” Macron wrote.

The French president told the North American leader that he would be able to schedule a meeting for Thursday (22) of the . The group is made up of Germany, Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the European Union. Regarding the possible meeting, Macron also stated that he could invite “Ukrainians, Danes, Syrians and Russians”. The Frenchman even invited the republican to dinner in Paris on the same day.

In the publication, Trump did not respond to the proposals. The president of the United States wrote only: “note from the president of France, Emmanuel Macron”. The Republican then shared, in different publications, two edited images.

The first shows Trump meeting with European leaders at the White House and a map with the territories of Canada and Greenland belonging to the United States.

On Monday, Trump appears with his vice-president, and to the Secretary of State, while planting a country flag on land that would be in Greenland.

On Saturday (17), the president of the United States announced that he will apply tariffs on exports from France and other European countries until the conclusion of a . In response, .

Since his first term, Trump has argued that the United States . When the Republican returned to the White House, in January 2025, the issue resurfaced. The US president argues that the region is strategic for national security. Experts estimate that . Furthermore, the place is rich in oil, natural gas and minerals, however, the exploration of inputs is restricted due to the rules established by the Danish authorities.

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