Matt Terrill: Former Chief of Staff to Marco Rubio on Trump's ongoing bid for a Greenland deal

Donald Trump may have secured a diplomatic win, claiming he's laid the groundwork for a deal involving Greenland.

The US President's spoken at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland and held talks with NATO leaders.

He’s ruled out using military force to take the Arctic island and is dropping threats of slapping tariffs on NATO countries.

Marco Rubio's Former Chief of Staff, Matt Terrill, says more negotiations are expected - but Trump seems to be getting much of what he wants.

"Based on reporting, it appears that there's going to be the ability, it sounds like, for the United States to gain control of key pockets of land."

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Brian Bridge.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
Donald Trump says he's got a deal on Greenland. The
US president's backtracking on threats to seize the Danish territory
after meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutter. No detail yet
on exactly what has been agreed to Trump. No longer
intent on slapping tariffs on Europe. Also, no longer You'll
be pleased. You can breathe a sigh of relief. Europe
won't be sending the troops in. Matt Tyrell is a

(00:23):
former chief of staff to Marco Rubio's presidential campaign. With
me tonight, Matt, good evening, They r Ian Gread to
be with you. So what's the game plan here for
Trump on Greenland? Do you think is this the last
will hear of it? Or what?

Speaker 1 (00:39):
Well, look, I think that this framework there's a cheap today,
it's really a major step forward. And obviously here's a
more negotiation will be done here in the coming days.
But look, this is ending up or is it always
going to end up? And that is President Trump getting
what he wants with respect to Greenland, which he has
been clearer that is vital for both national security and

(01:02):
other purposes. And look, we'll see where this all goes.
But this is a major win for President Trump, for
the United States and for the safety and security of
the world.

Speaker 2 (01:10):
But what's he actually won. What is the framework? Because
you can put you know, there's a military base there already,
you can searge the troop numbers if you want. What
else is there that he names wants?

Speaker 1 (01:21):
Sure, Well, look, we'll see where this all takes shape here,
but based on the reporting, it appears that there's going
to be the ability, it sounds like for the United
States to gain control of key pockets of land in
Green eleven. You put in place President Trump's Golden Dome
for a missile defense. We'll see where this all goes.

(01:41):
But I suspect the ability for the United States to
have the presidence has required to counter China, to counter Russia.
So obviously this is building on a tree if the
United States has with Greenland in terms of the ability
to have a military presence already there. But it's critical
for President Trump, in his eyes at least, to boaster that,
to ensure that we enhance that. And really it comes

(02:03):
down to China Russia encountering what they're doing in that
part of the world. Greenland is vital for nasal security.
It's not just President Trump who's believed that President Truman,
a Democrat, tried to acquire Greenland. The United States has
acquired land before Louisiana Alaska. Those are key examples. The
bottom line is that this is vital for national security.

(02:26):
President Trump has been clear about that, and this is
a win for him. This is a step forward. But
obviously more discussion are going to take place here between
President Trump and his foreign policy team. As foreign policy
team talk with the necessary parties on this, we'll see
what takes shape here in terms of next steps. But
this was a significant move forward. And again this ended
where it's always going to end, President Trump moving the
ball forward, the United States having a greater presence in Greenland.

Speaker 2 (02:48):
Yeah, And I mean it's that playbook, the big threat
and then the compromise and then getting probably what he
really wanted in the first place. Who's next? You know,
we've had Venezuela, We've had green Land. Who else should
be is on the list?

Speaker 1 (03:04):
Well, A lot of what President Trump is doing right
now is really the counter China, in the growing presence
of China. But also it's about Iran. You know, obviously
Iran is a top of mind right now for people
around the world, particularly for the people in Iran right now,
who are of course are taking to the streets and protesting,
and that's going to be obviously something to watch here.
You know, what President Trump did in Venezuela, well, it's

(03:26):
in part to put further pressure on Iran. You know,
a lot of what he's doing around the world is
you know, playing within four dimensional chess. And the bottom
line here is all of this is interconnected in many ways.
What he's doing on Greenland is countering China and Russia.
What he did in Venezuela in many ways was trying
to counter other threats beyond what Nicholas Maduro presented. So

(03:50):
you know, this is something that President Trump has really
going on the offense of right now, national security, protecting
the United States. Ultimately, this is a part of his
America First agenda, how do you make America more prosperous, safer,
and more secure, And in part that's obviously looking at
what other threats are out there. Iran's a major one
to watch, and we'll see what takes place with that.

Speaker 2 (04:09):
In the coming days too. Matt appreciate that. Matt Terrell
who's former chief of staff to Marco Rubio's US presidential campaign.
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