U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the Trump administration’s pursuit of Greenland and its use of tariffs as strategic tools at the World Economic Forum, pushing back against international criticism while outlining the economic rationale behind contested policies. In an interview with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, Bessent positioned Greenland’s potential acquisition as a 150-year-old strategic imperative, not territorial ambition. The reasoning: without U.S. control, Greenland lacks capacity to defend against missile threats or foreign incursion, potentially drawing America into conflict rather than preventing one. “If another country moved in on Greenland, the US would be called upon to defend

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