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US Speaker Mike Johnson says 'Diplomatic channels are the way to go' over Greenland | BBC News

2026-01-18 News & Politics
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The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Donald Trump ally Mike Johnson has told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that he doesn’t “foresee military intervention in Greenland” by America. He told the BBC “diplomatic channels are the way to go” when asked about how President Trump planned to acquire Greenland without military action and said his appointment of a Greenland envoy demonstrated that this intention. In an interview recorded before President Trump announced tariffs on the UK and other European countries in response to the Greenland row, Mr Johnson said Donald Trump was “playing chess” in his handling of the issue but that he hadn’t discussed it specifically with the president. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #US #Greenland #BBCNews

Top Comments (10)

@kevinpillay6103 2026-01-18

I was surprised he could sit up considering he is spineless.

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@draganblastovicz7487 2026-01-18

A little servile lapdog..

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@Jerry.Cornelius 2026-01-18

By definition, threatening to invade an ally’s territory makes you an enemy,

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@fig3687 2026-01-18

Hope from now on US stop lecturing others on international laws 🙏

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@marcusanderson_SE 2026-01-18

I'm tired of the US "playing chess" with the rest of us and I have had enough of smirking US officials playing with Trumps games. Am I'm alone feeling like this?!

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@awshugg 2026-01-18

I do not believe President Trump knows how to play chess.

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@captain7492 2026-01-18

I wish I could finish watching this video, but this uncontrollable urge to puke in my mouth keeps erupting

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@beaus7908 2026-01-18

Trump isnt playing chess, he is playing poker. Bluffing and gambling with every hand he plays

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@TheWarmcoldsurfer 2026-01-19

The constant smirking. They think they are above all of us.

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@zondervon 2026-01-18

I love how she held back the laugh about Marco Rubio being out in charge of Cuba 😂

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