Trump posted a digitally altered photograph amid tension with NATO members over his plan to acquire Greenland.

US President Donald Trump escalated his provocative rhetoric on territorial expansion by sharing doctored images suggesting the United States should extend its control over Canada, while renewing calls for Washington to acquire Greenland.

Donald Trump’s Greenland climbdown may have avoided a potentially permanent rupture between the US and its traditional allies. But in the space of 24 hours the US president has managed to – once again – make European nations furious and deepen a war of words with Canada.

Trump shares a controversial altered map depicting Greenland, Canada, and Venezuela as U.S. territories, amid tensions with Europe.

In a filmed address delivered upon his return to Quebec City on Thursday, Carney—who also attended the World Economic Forum in Switzerland—firmly stated: “Canada does not live because of the United States. Canada thrives because we are Canadian.”

US President Donald Trump has criticised Canada for opposing the Greenland ‘Golden Dome’ defence plan, warning that Ottawa’s growing trade engagement with China could undermine its security.

Trump criticizes Canada for rejecting his Greenland missile defense plan, warning of China's growing influence amid U.S.-Canada tensions.