By SCM Reporter
DONALD TRUMP has reportedly hammered out a “framework” deal for Greenland that stops short of buying the island—but gives him the keys to build a massive “Golden Dome” missile shield.
Leaked details of the audacious plan reveal the US President has ditched his dream of full sovereignty in favour of a series of “sovereign base areas.”
The move—revealed by Axios—means while Denmark keeps the island on paper, Trump gets to run his own “defensive zones” with zero interference from Copenhagen.
The BIG takeaway is the deployment of Trump’s multi-billion dollar Golden Dome air defense system.
Designed to swat nukes out of the sky, the President views the Arctic island as the ultimate “front porch” for American safety. Under the terms:
The US will have total control over specific zones.
Denmark will have NO say in what happens inside these military bubbles.
US Spooks will be free to run high-level intelligence ops across the territory.
Digging for Victory
It isn’t just about missiles.
The deal reportedly hands the US the green light to mine for Rare Earths—the precious minerals needed for everything from iPhones to F-35 fighter jets.
Critics have blasted the move as “colonialism lite,” but the White House is framing it as a win-win that protects the West from Russian and Chinese “Arctic vultures.”
One source said: “He didn’t get the whole car, but he’s got the engine and the steering wheel. That’s all he ever really wanted.”
The “Greenland Gamble” has been a Trump obsession since 2019, when he first compared the world’s largest island to a “large real estate deal.”
The Status: Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark. While they handle their own domestic affairs, Copenhagen manages their defense and foreign policy.
The Tension: Just days ago, Trump threatened 10% tariffs on European allies—including the UK—over their refusal to back his Greenland ambitions.
The Pivot: By using “sovereign base areas” (similar to the UK’s setup in Cyprus), Trump bypasses the legal nightmare of Annexation while securing the military and mineral assets he craves.
