Trump tells a Perry, Georgia, rally that Denmark gave the United States Greenland
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States, speaking at a campaign rally in Perry, Georgia
At a campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, on the evening of October 24, 2026, Trump said Denmark was so great that it gave the United States Greenland. He said the agreement would go down as the greatest real estate deal in history, probably after Venezuela, and that the United States got them both for zero.
“You know, by the way, Denmark was so great. They gave us Greenland. You do know that? You don't read about it? ... He's going to attack Greenland, that Denmark gave us. We signed an agreement. You know what? The press have already covered it. It's gonna go down as the greatest real estate deal in history, probably after Venezuela. I think Venezuela. What do you think? Venezuela or Greenland? Both. ... We, we got 'em both. Zero. For zero.”
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Other statements by Donald Trump in this case
- Donald Trump says the Greenland agreement gives the U.S. permanent control over security and all other needsEarlier: Defended or excused
- Trump tells a Syracuse rally he got Greenland and says the United States paid zeroEarlier: Defended or excused
- Trump calls Greenland 'our new and beautiful Greenland' and says exploration will beginEarlier: Defended or excused
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Trump’s “permanent control” description of the announced U.S.-Denmark-Greenland security agreement
On September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that he said gives the United States “permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland.” Danish and Greenlandic officials initially described an expected agreement and emphasized sovereignty and self-determination. On September 22, the White House published an agreement text dated that day. It reaffirms Denmark’s sovereignty and Greenland’s right to self-determination; provides for U.S. defense areas and access under stated procedures; bars non-NATO states from establishing military installations unless the parties agree otherwise; and has no end date. The text says it enters into force only after diplomatic notice of necessary parliamentary procedures. The dispute remains over how Trump’s “permanent control” description compares with the document’s terms.
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Time-coded transcript of Trump's October 24, 2026, campaign rally in Perry, Georgia. Trump says Denmark gave the United States Greenland, calls the agreement the greatest real estate deal in history after Venezuela and says the United States got both for zero.
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Trump was talking about immigration and asked why the United States could not take people from countries such as Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The September 22 agreement reaffirms Denmark's sovereignty and Greenland's right to self-determination and provides for U.S. defense areas and access under stated procedures.
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Trump then turned to the country singer Jason Aldean, who had introduced him. Later in the speech he said the United States has Venezuela and Greenland because Greenland has a lot of oil.
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The reference point is Trump's description of the agreement as giving the United States permanent control over security and all other needs in Greenland. Here he says Denmark gave the United States Greenland and calls the agreement a real estate deal obtained for zero, which restates that description as acquiring the island itself. No competing label is close: he presents the outcome as his own achievement without qualification.
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The Dispute Index. "Trump tells a Perry, Georgia, rally that Denmark gave the United States Greenland". First published: 2026-10-27. Last updated: 2026-10-27. https://disputeindex.com/events/6972-at-a-campaign-rally-in-perry-georgia-on