Outgoing secretary of state says Trump’s idea is ‘obviously not a good one’, while Department of Justice plans to withhold part of Jack Smith’s report

Antony Blinken, the outgoing secretary of state, said that Donald Trump’s idea of the United States taking over Greenland – perhaps by military force – is “not a good one” and will not happen.

“I think one of the basic propositions we brought to our work over the last four years is that we’re stronger, we’re more effective, We get better results when we’re working closely with our allies, not saying or doing things that may alienate them,” Blinken said at a press conference in Paris held alongside French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot.