Trump's offer to send a Navy hospital ship to Greenland was rejected due to existing healthcare access and logistical impossibility.

Donald Trump announced plans to send a Navy hospital ship to Greenland, claiming residents lacked adequate medical care. Greenland and Denmark rejected the offer, stating the territory has a free, universal healthcare system funded through Denmark’s national model. Officials emphasized that emergency medical care is available, citing a recent U.S. sailor evacuation from Nuuk, and noted the hospital ships were docked in Alabama, making deployment implausible. The announcement drew criticism for misrepresenting Greenland’s healthcare access and heightened tensions over U.S. interest in the Arctic territory.