Working with the Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick there, and it’s on the way.
Evidence and Verdict
For
Multiple news outlets (Reuters, CNN, USA Today) report that President Trump posted on social media saying, “Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland… It’s on the way,” and the post included an illustration of the naval hospital ship USNS Mercy. Reuters and CNN directly quote the president's social-media post reporting that claim.
Against
The articles reporting the post do not present independent confirmation from the Defense Department, the Coast Guard, or other officials that a U.S. hospital ship has actually been deployed to Greenland. None of the cited reports provides corroborating evidence that the ship is presently en route to Greenland.
Verdict
The part of the claim saying the president announced intent and posted that statement is supported by contemporaneous news reports; the assertion that the hospital ship is actually "on the way" lacks independent verification in the available reporting, so the overall claim is mixed.
Sources
Trump says he is sending a hospital ship to Greenland | Reuters
Trump says he is sending a hospital ship to Greenland | Reuters - Feb 22, 2026
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