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The US president appeared to signal his next move with two AI-generated images posted to Truth Social, including a picture of a US flag planted on Greenland soil and a revised map of the USA.
In the first doctored image, posted without a caption or comment, Trump is seen in a room with other world leaders, while an altered map in the background shows Canada, Greenland, Venezuela and Cuba as US territories.
The original image was from an August meeting in the Oval Office with a host of European leaders, including UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The second altered photo shows Trump holding a US flag alongside Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
A sign on the ground reads: “Greenland. US territory since 2026.”
In response, Venezuela’s government called on its citizens to share official maps of the country online as a form of “symbolic action”.
”In light of this situation, the Venezuelan State calls on all citizens to take symbolic action in unity, with the aim of defending territorial integrity and countering misinformation,” Venezuela’s government said in a statement.
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said he was aware of social media posts that showed a US takeover.
“We have seen the different things that are being said on social media, it is not respectful,” Nielsen said at a press conference in Nuuk.
“What we prioritise from Greenland’s side is that we should not have dialogue through social media, we should do that in the right channels.”
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the World Economic Forum in Davos that the world should quickly adapt to the “rupture” caused by “great powers” in a veiled reference to Trump’s threats.
“We know the old order is not coming back. We shouldn’t mourn it,” Carney said.
“Nostalgia is not a strategy.”
The Truth Social posts were shared as Trump doubles down on his demand to acquire Greenland.
The president offered an ominous response to reporters at the White House who asked how far he would go to seize Greenland.
“You’ll find out,” Trump replied.
Trump said he was confident an agreement would be reached over the status of Greenland during a meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
He also claimed Greenlanders would be excited to join the US, despite polls consistently showing locals oppose his plans to claim the island.
“I haven’t spoken to them. When I speak to them, I’m sure they’ll be thrilled,” Trump said.
“Something is going to happen which will be very good for everybody.
“We will work out something out where NATO will be very happy and we will be very happy.”
Trump added that the US “needs Greenland for national security and even world security”.
Denmark and some other European allies responded to the president’s threats by sending more troops to Greenland.
