President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the purpose of Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Greenland is to reinforce the idea that the US has to acquire the semi-autonomous Danish territory, warning that Americans will “go as far as we have to go” to get control of the island.In an interview with Vince Coglianese, Trump said a US delegation was traveling to the territory this week “to let them know that we need Greenland for international safety and security.”“We need it, we have to have it,” Trump said. “It’s a island that from a defensive posture and even offensive posture is something we need, especially with the world the way it is.”