Greenland’s prime minister seemingly shut the door on President-elect Donald Trump’s aspiration to amass the autonomous Danish territory, saying Greenlanders do not wish to be Americans or Danes.
“We wish to be Greenlanders,” mentioned Múte Egede Thursday on “Special Report.” “We will all the time be part of NATO. We will all the time be a powerful companion for [the] U.S. We are shut neighbors. We have been incorporated within the final 80 years. And I feel sooner or later, now we have so much to supply, to cooperate with. But we wish to even be clear: We do not wish to be Americans. We do not wish to be part of [the] U.S., however we would like sturdy cooperation along with [the] U.S.”
At a Mar-a-Lago information convention earlier this month, Trump mentioned he wouldn’t rule out utilizing navy or financial stress to acquire Greenland or the Panama Canal.
President-elect Donald Trump speaks throughout a information convention at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“We want them for financial safety,” he informed reporters. The incoming forty seventh president views the Arctic island as very important to U.S. nationwide safety.
Fox News correspondent Alex Hogan traveled to Nuuk, Greenland, in mid-January to talk with some residents who didn’t seem too eager on Trump’s plans.
“I would like to be with Denmark and never with the U.S.,” mentioned one man whose title was not supplied.
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A person from Greenland shares his ideas about President-elect Donald Trump’s feedback. (Fox News / Special Report)
“The United States was once a spot that was sort of admired here. And mainly, all of the goodwill that they used to have is sort of gone now,” mentioned one other man.
One Greenlander, Jørgen Boassen, who’s been a Trump supporter for years, defined that his homeland is each the “entrance door” to the United States and overseas adversaries like Russia and China.
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Jørgen Boassen has been a Trump supporter for years. (Fox News / Special Report)
Fox News anchor Bret Baier requested Egede if Greenlanders would vote for independence from Denmark if given the chance.
“Yeah, but it surely’s as much as the Greenlandic folks to determine once we wish to be impartial. And I feel it is important to see that if Greenland take[s] these steps, we are going to all the time be part of the Western alliance and a powerful companion for [the] U.S. as a result of your safety is our safety,” he replied.
The prime minister acknowledged the huge and uncommon earth minerals in Greenland, equivalent to zinc, gold and uranium, and referred to as for stronger partnerships with the United States and the European Union so the territory can diversify its economic system and acquire investments.
Houses are seen on the shoreline in Nuuk, Greenland. (Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group through Getty Images)
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“We have a lot to offer. We have so much to cooperate with. So we’re able to the – to the U.S. can come right here and have some funding in our minerals,” Egede added. He mentioned presently there aren’t any Chinese companies present and working in Greenland.
