How Americans view Trump's ambitions for Greenland

What happened this week

US President Donald Trump reiterated his desire to take over Greenland after a high-stakes meeting on Wednesday between US, Danish and Greenlandic officials. But where do the American people stand?What the numbers show

Less than one in five Americans approve of the efforts to acquire Greenland, and only one in 10 think the US military should use force to do so, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll this week.

But the split is less pronounced on broader questions of whether the US should dominate the Western Hemisphere and on Trump's willingness to use military force around the world. The survey came just over a week after the US military captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

What's next

Anxiety has been high among Greenlanders and the island's leaders emphasized unity with Denmark.

Denmark said it was carrying on with plans for a "larger and more permanent NATO presence to secure the world's largest island, as European countries on Thursday sent small numbers of troops to Greenland.

Trump has not ruled out taking the territory by force and the White House warned that European deployments would not affect his thinking.

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