Jewels Jones ®@JewelsJonesLive · Sep 18, 2026

1. Trump announced a Greenland deal today and within an hour both sides had it wrong. The left says he annexed an…

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Trump announced a permanent US military access deal for Greenland that bars China and Russia from establishing bases there and restricts strategic investment, while the US already had basing rights since 1951. The actual deal involves new unilateral rights to build additional installations and long-term Arctic security positioning, though it requires parliamentary ratification and falls short of Trump's original purchase proposal.

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#1
1. Trump announced a Greenland deal today and within an hour both sides had it wrong. The left says he annexed an island. The right says he bought it. Neither happened. The map didn't move. Something more permanent did. 💎🧵
#2
2. What was announced: permanent US military access, basing rights, and overflight in Greenland. No expiration date. Trump's post said it "gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland." Rubio called it a huge win at zero cost to the American taxpayer.
#3
3. Now here's the part almost every story skipped. We already had basing rights in Greenland. We've had them since 1951.
#4
4. The Defense of Greenland Agreement, signed with Denmark in April 1951, let us build installations, station troops, and operate with near-total immunity inside our defense areas there. That's how Thule Air Base got built. It's still in force. It was last amended in 2004.
#5
5. At its Cold War peak, Thule held roughly 10,000 Americans. It took 12,000 workers to build. Today it's called Pituffik Space Base and it's a fraction of that. So "America gets a base in Greenland" is not the story. We've had one for 75 years.
#6
6. Three things in this deal are actually new.
#7
7. First. Reporting indicates we can now stand up additional installations without needing Denmark's or Greenland's approval. Consultation is required. Permission is not.
#8
8. Second, and this is the one that matters. China, Russia, and non-NATO countries are barred from putting bases or troops on the island. And sensitive investment in telecom, undersea cables, ports, and critical minerals is restricted to the United States and our allies.
#9
9. That's a lock on the door before anyone reaches the handle. Greenland ranks eighth in the world for rare earth reserves. China dominates the processing side of that industry globally. I'll be straight with you: those deposits are years from producing anything. This is about 2040, not next quarter.
#10
10. Third. No expiration date, and the terms keep applying even if Greenland becomes independent. Greenlanders have been moving toward independence for a long time. Whenever that day comes, this agreement is still standing.
#11
11. It isn't finished yet, and anyone telling you otherwise is ahead of the facts. Three governments sign next week during UN General Assembly week. After that, the Danish and Greenlandic parliaments both have to ratify it. Greenlanders have real history with Americans asserting authority on their island. That vote is not a formality.
#12
12. It also stops well short of what Trump originally said he wanted, which was to buy the place. Whether a single new base actually gets built is still an open question. Frederiksen's office was careful to say the deal recognizes the sovereignty of Denmark and Greenland and their right to self-determination.
#13
13. So no. We didn't buy Greenland. We got something that outlasts a purchase. Permanent rights, a locked door against Beijing and Moscow, no money down, and it holds no matter whose flag flies there in thirty years. That's not a real estate deal. That's a century of the Arctic. 💎🇺🇸