Washington, January 20, 2026 – The Europe Today: U.S. President Donald Trump ignited fresh diplomatic controversy on Tuesday by sharing AI‑generated images on his Truth Social platform portraying symbolic U.S. claims over Greenland, amid heightened tensions over his continued push to secure control of the strategically located Arctic territory.
In one of the images, the president is shown with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, planting the American flag on a snow‑covered Greenland, alongside a sign declaring “Greenland – U.S. Territory Est. 2026.”
A second AI‑generated picture depicts Trump in the Oval Office with several European leaders, including British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, standing before a doctored map showing the United States’ flag superimposed over Greenland, Canada, and Venezuela.
The posts come as President Trump continues to defend his controversial plan to acquire Greenland — a semiautonomous territory of Denmark and NATO ally — a proposal that has drawn sharp criticism from European partners and spurred economic and diplomatic reactions.
Trump’s sharing of the AI imagery coincides with broader diplomatic tensions, including threats of tariffs against European nations over objections to his Greenland strategy, and discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos where the U.S. position has been widely challenged.
Critics argue the posts may further strain transatlantic relations, while supporters say the imagery underscores the president’s broader geopolitical vision for U.S. interests in the Arctic region. Officials from Denmark, the European Union, and NATO have repeatedly affirmed Greenland’s sovereignty and dismissed any suggestion of transferring ownership.
