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It cannot go on the way it is. It's not gonna go on the way it is. I'll make a statement. It's not gonna happen. So, they're going there, and that's purely friendship ... people from Greenland are asking us to go there. We have many many requests from many many people, some officials too,
Trump said
Just for the record, Naalakkersuisut, the government of Greenland, has not extended any invitations for any visits, neither private nor official. The present government is a caretaker government awaiting the formation of a new government coalition and we have kindly requested all countries to respect this process."
Responding later on Facebook, Naalakkersuisut, the government of Greenland, saidWe are now at a level where it can in no way be characterized as a harmless visit from a politician's wife who is in prospect. Because what is the security advisor in Greenland supposed to do? The only purpose is to show a demonstration of power to us, and the signal is not to be misunderstood."
Greenland Prime Minister Mute B. Egede blasted the move by the Trump administration, telling Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq on Sunday
Donald Trump campaigned on the economy. But now in office, he's more focused on invading Greenland than lowering costs for you. The tide is starting to turn—the American people aren't happy & want change."
Democratic Representative Jason Crow of Colorado posted to X on Monday
Hey Greenland, why are you letting Americas planes land there? Why don't you deny Usha Vance and the crew landing clearance? Fight back now or don't be shocked when you can't"
CNN senior political commentator and former GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger posted to X on MondayThis is clearly not a visit that is about what Greenland needs or wants,
Frederiksen told broadcaster DR
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We are allies, we have a defense agreement on Greenland that dates back to 1951,
Frederiksen saidIt is unacceptable pressure being put on Greenland and Denmark in this situation,
Fredericksen said
A lot of other countries have threatened Greenland, have threatened to use its territories and its waterways to threaten the United States, to threaten Canada, and of course, to threaten the people of Greenland. So we are going to check out how things are going there,
Vance said in the videoNo one from the Greenlandic official system has invited the so-called tourists. They're coming, using soft power diplomacy and also focusing on security issues and this is totally unacceptable,
Chemnitz told AFPThe very aggressive American pressure against Greenlandic society is now so serious that the level cannot be raised any higher,
Egede told local newspaper Sermitsiaq on Sunday
Looking forward to visiting Greenland on Friday,
Vance wrote in a post on social media platform XYou can't organise a private visit with official representatives of another country,
Frederiksen told reporters
This shows an appetite among Americans that is inappropriate,
Lars Lokke Rasmussen told local broadcaster TV2, referring to the planned visit this week by U.S. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, along with Usha Vance, the wife of U.S. Vice President JD Vance
We are protesting politically [as] the people of Greenland,
she said
People from Greenland are asking us to go there,
he saidAnd I think Greenland’s going to be something that maybe is in our future. I think it’s important. It’s important from the standpoint of international security,
he said
This is friendliness, not provocation,
Trump told reporters at the end of a cabinet meetingWe’ve been invited, and they really like the idea, because they have been somewhat abandoned,
Trump saidIt’s really important to our national security,
the vice president claimed