Trump Orders Top Army Officials to ‘Draw Up Plan’ to Invade Greenland: Report

01/12/2026 Notes in the Margin

The Mail reports Trump has asked the Joint Special Operations Command to come up with an invasion plan, but the joint chiefs are resisting because they believe an invasion would be illegal and lack congressional support.

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