Trump backed down from NATO tariffs over Greenland but may cross a ‘red line’ on U.S. military bases there

President Donald Trump and NATO temporarily defused a crisis over his attempt to take over Greenland, but details over the U.S. role on the semiautonomous Danish island could reignite tensions.

In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said the U.S. will gain sovereignty over parts of Greenland that host American military bases—and take ownership of that land.

“Yeah,” he told the Post. “We’ll have everything we want. We have some interesting talks going on.”

But...