President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is sending a hospital boat to Greenland, the Danish territory he has sought to acquire, even as the Arctic island says it doesn’t want it. !” the president posted on social media alongside an illustration of the naval hospital ship the USNS Mercy. “President Trump’s idea of sending an American hospital ship here to Greenland has been noted. He previously told CNN that his main aversion to American control stems from the issue of private health care. “My primary concern is all this privatization of health care and education.

Source: CNN February 22, 2026 17:44 UTC