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The youth of Greenland love America and they love Trump. Let's go!!
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk on X Greenland is ours. We are not for sale, and we will never be for sale. We must not lose our long fight for freedom."
Greenland's prime minister, Múte Bourup Egede, responded to Donald Trump's remarks in a statement saying I doubt he has been checked. It seems a bit unfortunate, to say the least. But perhaps an expression of what has been able to be scraped up at very short notice. I don't have the impression that facts, research and background checks, and normal ethical principles have played a major role in how Trump campaigns."
Rasmus Brun Pedersen, an associate professor of international politics at Denmark's Aarhus University, told DR News Greenland coming in hot … well, actually, really really cold!!!!
We're very good allies with Denmark. We protect Denmark like we protect large portions of the world. So, the concept [of being interested in buying Greenland] came up and I said, 'Certainly I'd be.' Strategically, it's interesting and we'd be interested, but we'll talk to them a little bit. It's not number one on the burner, I can tell you that."
In 2019, Trump told reporters I am hearing that the people of Greenland are 'MAGA,'
For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,
he wrote on Truth Social last month as he announced his pick for ambassador, PayPal co-founder Kenneth Howery, to Denmark Greenland is talking about becoming independent from Denmark, but no Greenlanders want to just switch to a new colonial master,
said Ulrik Pram Gad, a senior researcher and expert on Greenland at the Danish Institute for International Studies Our future and fight for independence is our business,
While others, including Danes and Americans, are entitled to their opinions, we should not be caught up in the hysteria and let external pressures distract us from our path,
Greenland is an incredible place, and the people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation,
Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday On the other hand, I would like to encourage everyone to respect that the Greenlanders are a people, it is their country, and only Greenland can determine and define Greenland's future."
I don't want to be a pawn in Trump's hot dreams of expanding his empire to include our country,
We need very close cooperation with the Americans."
When asked about Trump's renewed interest on Tuesday, Frederiksen said This is a deal that must happen,
Trump said on Tuesday after his son, Donald Trump Jr., paid a private visit to Greenland