Politics7d ago·28 sources
No U.S. Hospital Ship Has Been Ordered to Greenland, Despite Trump’s Post
Despite claims made by President Donald Trump on social media that a U.S. hospital ship was en route to Greenland, the Pentagon has reportedly not received any orders to deploy such a vessel. Officials confirmed that no instructions have been issued to send a Navy ship to the Danish territory. Both U.S. Navy hospital ships are currently docked at a shipyard in Alabama. The claims by Trump, who posted an image of the USNS Mercy, were made around the same time the Danish military conducted an emergency medical evacuation near Greenland. Leaders in Greenland and Denmark, including Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, have stated that Greenland has a public health system providing free care and does not require a U.S. hospital ship. The situation arises amidst ongoing tensions related to Trump's past interest in acquiring Greenland.