Donald Trump has reopened his bid to seize Greenland. Here’s why it’s not an empty threat [Video]

Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump wants a U.S. takeover of the Danish autonomous territory of Greenland — and the idea is not nearly as far-fetched as it might sound.

In a bombastic press conference Tuesday, Trump reiterated recent calls to secure control of the world’s largest island and the Panama Canal, refusing to rule out economic or military coercion. He threatened to “tariff Denmark at a very high level” if it did not comply.

“Greenland is an incredible place, and the people will benefit greatly if and when it becomes part of our nation,” he wrote earlier Tuesday in a postto his social media network, Truth Social. “We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside …