politics
February 23, 2026
Trump sending hospital ship to Greenland ‘to care for the sick’
US President Donald Trump has said he is sending a hospital ship to Greenland

TL;DR
- Donald Trump announced the deployment of a hospital ship to Greenland.
- Trump claimed the ship is needed to care for people who are sick and not being attended to.
- This announcement comes after Trump's persistent efforts to annex Greenland, which Denmark has rejected.
- Greenland has a public healthcare system that faces challenges with understaffing and logistics.
- Denmark has pledged significant funding for healthcare and infrastructure upgrades in Greenland.
- The US has not clarified if the deployment was requested by Denmark or Greenland.
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