‘Not going to happen’: Blinken dismisses Trump’s idea of US owning Greenland

“The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously not a good one, but maybe more important it’s obviously one that’s not going to happen, so we probably shouldn’t waste a lot of time talking about it,” Blinken said at a press conference in Paris US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, addresses the media during a joint press conference with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot after their meeting at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, France, on Wednesday. AP Secretary of State Antony Blinken rejected President-elect Trump’s proposal for the US to acquire Greenland, saying it is “obviously” not going to happen. “The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously not a good one, but maybe more important it’s obviously one that’s not going to happen, so we probably shouldn’t waste a lot of time talking about it,” The Hill quoted Blinken as saying at a press conference in Paris. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, who was alongside Blinken at the press conference, supported the secretary of state’s comments.