Scott Bessent says Greenland is 'essential' for Trump's Golden Dome defense plan

Live on the Davos stage, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent discussed President Donald Trump's plans for Greenland and how the country is critical to national security.

"I think the president has a very strong view on Western Hemisphere security and believes that the U.S. should not outsource our national security," Bessent told FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday. "He believes that Greenland is essential for the Golden Dome missile shield."

"The president is worried that if there were an incursion into Greenland, the U.S. would be called upon to defend Greenland. Greenland is becoming more and more attractive for foreign conquest," he continued. "And he very strongly believes that it must be part of the United States to prevent a conflict, rather than getting the U.S. engaged and exposed into a hot conflict."

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