Discover! >> What Trump Is Offering Every Resident Of Greenland In His Bid To Takeover The Country

Donald Trump last night dropped his threat to invade Greenland following a furious bust–up with Britain and other Nato allies.

Speaking after talks with Nato chief Mark Rutte, the US President said he had agreed ‘the framework of a future deal’ regarding the control of the Arctic island, which he claims is vital for American security.

Mr Trump added that he was suspending plans to slap tariffs on Britain and other countries resisting his Greenland grab. Markets in the US rallied on his announcement, having climbed on his earlier proclamation that he would not use force to take the ‘big, beautiful piece of ice’.

And the Daily Mail can reveal he is mulling making the inhabitants of Greenland (population 57,000) an offer of $1million each – £750,000 or €850,000 – if they vote to join the United States.

Last night, Nato military officers were discussing an arrangement where Denmark would cede ‘small pockets of Greenlandic’ territory to the US, where it could build military bases.  Senior officials compared the proposal to UK military bases in Cyprus – which are treated as sovereign British territories – according to The New York Times.

Mr Trump told reporters it was ‘the ultimate long–term deal’. When asked how long, he replied: ‘Infinite. There is no time limit. It’s a deal that’s forever.’

He had earlier written on his Truth Social social media platform: ‘Based upon a very productive meeting that I have had with the Secretary General of Nato, Mark Rutte, we have formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic Region.

‘This solution, if consummated, will be a great one for the United States of America, and all Nato Nations.’

Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the US owning Greenland is a ‘red line’ that will not happen. He said Copenhagen would keep ownership of Greenland, despite Mr Trump’s earlier demand for negotiations on an ‘acquisition’. ‘It’s not going to happen that the US will own Greenland. That’s a red line,’ Mr Rasmussen told national broadcaster DR.

UK Prime Minister, Sir Keir, who has bent over backwards to appease Mr Trump during his first year in office, yesterday hit back for the first time, saying he would not ‘yield’ to pressure from the White House to drop his support for Greenland.

In the Commons, the Prime Minister said: ‘I will not yield, Britain will not yield on our principles and values about the future of Greenland under threats of tariffs, and that is my clear position.’

In a further rupture in relations, No10 indicated that the PM may reject an offer to join Mr Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ unless an invitation to Vladimir Putin is withdrawn. Kemi Badenoch backed Sir Keir’s stance on Greenland, but said he should now drop the plan to surrender the Chagos Islands, home to a vital UK–US base on Diego Garcia.

Downing Street has insisted that the deal – which involves the UK paying up to £35billion for a 99–year lease on Diego Garcia, will still go ahead.

During his stream–of–consciousness address to world leaders at Davos, Mr Trump repeatedly appeared to confuse Greenland and Iceland. He insisted that only the US could protect Greenland from potential threats. ‘All I’m asking for is a piece of ice – cold and very poorly located,’ he said. ‘It’s a very small ask considering what we’ve given them (Nato) for decades.’

Ignoring the allied response after the 9/11 attacks, Mr Trump claimed that America ‘never got anything from Nato’, despite the deaths of British and Danish troops fighting to liberate Afghanistan from the Taliban. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, due to speak in Davos today, rejected the claim, saying Britain had ‘more than done our bit’ for Nato.

Lindsey Graham, a Republican senator, welcomed the decision to take force off the table regarding Greenland. But he added that Mr Trump had made a ‘damn good argument’ as to why the US should have it, and urged Nato to find a way to help Trump ‘acquire title’.