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Trump Claims Greenland, Suggests Canada as 51st State

1/21/2026

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On January 20, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump shared an altered Truth Social map depicting Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as U.S. territories, replacing a Ukrainian map in a photo with European leaders from August 2025.
Trump also posted an artificial image of himself planting the U.S. flag in Greenland, amid rising tensions with European allies over U.S. claims to Greenland.
He suggested that Canada could become the 51st U.S. state.

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On January 20, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump shared an altered Truth Social map depicting Canada, Greenland, and Venezuela as U.S. territories, replacing a Ukrainian map in a photo with European leaders from August 2025.
Trump also posted an artificial image of himself planting the U.S. flag in Greenland, amid rising tensions with European allies over U.S. claims to Greenland.
He suggested that Canada could become the 51st U.S. state.