{"id":310516,"date":"2026-01-18T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-speaker-mike-johnson-says-diplomatic-channels-are-the-way-to-go-over-greenland-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T12:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T12:00:05","slug":"us-speaker-mike-johnson-says-diplomatic-channels-are-the-way-to-go-over-greenland-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-speaker-mike-johnson-says-diplomatic-channels-are-the-way-to-go-over-greenland-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US Speaker Mike Johnson says &#8216;Diplomatic channels are the way to go&#8217; over Greenland | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wWd3boPBLC4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US Speaker Mike Johnson says 'Diplomatic channels are the way to go' over Greenland | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wWd3boPBLC4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Donald Trump ally Mike Johnson has told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that he doesn\u2019t \u201cforesee military intervention in Greenland\u201d by America.<\/p>\n<p>He told the BBC \u201cdiplomatic channels are the way to go\u201d when asked about how President Trump planned to acquire Greenland without military action and said his appointment of a Greenland envoy demonstrated that this intention.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview recorded before President Trump announced tariffs on the UK and other European countries in response to the Greenland row, Mr Johnson said Donald Trump was \u201cplaying chess\u201d in his handling of the issue but that he hadn\u2019t discussed it specifically with the president.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#US #Greenland #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Donald Trump ally Mike Johnson has told Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that he doesn\u2019t \u201cforesee military intervention in Greenland\u201d by America. 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