Fact Check: Did Trump threaten to invade Greenland over NATO’s Hormuz refusal?
WASHINGTON, DC: A rumor has been going viral on social media platforms claiming to show a social media post by President Donald Trump, in which he reignites his threat to invade Greenland if NATO continues to refuse help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict with Iran.
Let us analyze the rumor and fact-check the claim.
Claim: Trump threatened to invade Greenland
In the purported post, the president stated, “If our so-called NATO 'allies' continue their refusal to help with opening the straight of Hormuz, which would be very easy, quick, simple and safe for them to do, now that the war has been largely won, I may have to reaffirm our commitment to securing Greenland for our national security."
"I sincerely hope it doesn't come to that, but we'll see. The ball is in Europe's court. We funded NATO for decades, getting nothing in return, now it's time for them to pay us back, in one way or another."
"I rebuilt our military, the strongest in the world, in my first term, and I will use it to its fullest extent to secure the safety of the United States, and the world, in whatever way I see fit. Thank you for your attention to this matter. -President DJT.”
Fact Check: False, Trump never made such a post
However, Trump never made such a post, and the screenshot is fabricated. A search of the president’s official Truth Social handle, as well as X accounts that repost his Truth Social updates, yielded no results matching the wording in the screenshot.
A search on Google using relevant keywords also yielded no results about any recent statement from Trump related to Greenland, NATO, or the Strait of Hormuz.
A fact-check by Grok stated, “No such post exists on Trump's actual Truth Social account. Direct searches of his recent posts show no mention of Greenland tied to the Strait of Hormuz or NATO assistance in that specific way around that date.”
Trump torches NATO as a 'paper tiger' over Hormuz standoff
Trump sharply criticized NATO allies on Friday, March 20, calling the decades-old alliance a “PAPER TIGER” and accusing member nations of failing to support efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict.
In posts on Truth Social, Trump said allies had not committed forces despite what he described as reduced risk following US military operations in the region.
The remarks came as global energy markets remained under pressure due to disruptions in the key shipping route. Trump argued that while the United States had taken the lead militarily, allies had not matched that level of involvement.
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