Pentagon Says They Haven't Been Ordered to Send Medical Boat to Greenland - Despite Trump Claim a 'Great Hospital Boat' [View all]

Source: MEDIAite

Feb 23rd, 2026, 5:55 pm


President Donald Trump claimed a “great hospital boat” was on its way to Greenland to help sick people there who aren’t “being taken care of” — but the Pentagon reportedly says it has not received any such orders.

Trump announced Saturday on Truth Social that he was working with his envoy to Greenland, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA), to “send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It’s on the way!!!” The announcement included an AI-generated illustration of the USNS Mercy, according to The Washington Post.

Lara Seligman with The Wall Street Journal reported Monday, “The Pentagon has received no orders to deploy any U.S. Navy vessels to Greenland, according to U.S. officials, despite President Trump’s claim that a hospital ship is “on its way” to the self-governing Danish territory.”

In her WSJ report, Seligman explained, “The U.S. has two hospital ships, the East Coast-based USNS Comfort and the West Coast-based USNS Mercy, which are designed as floating medical treatment facilities. Both vessels are currently in a shipyard in Mobile, Ala., according to maritime tracking information.”

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