Trump's plan to acquire Greenland has accelerated, and the White House has taken action

According to the New York Times, President Trump's long-held goal of giving the United States access to Greenland has shifted from bombastic rhetoric to official U.S. policy as the White House moves forward with a formal plan to acquire the Arctic island from Denmark. The White House National Security Council has held multiple meetings to put Trump's words into action, and has recently issued specific instructions to various parts of the government, according to a U.S. official. The full details of the plan were not immediately clear. But the official said that despite Trump's hints that military force might be used, the NSC-led discussions never seriously considered military options. Trump's advisers have discussed using advertising and social media campaigns to influence public opinion on the island, according to another person briefed on the matter.