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I think the people want to be with us."
The President said
President Trump has been clear that the safety and security of Greenland is important to the United States as China and Russia make significant investments throughout the Arctic region
Brian Hughes, US National Security Council spokesman said
The Danes are in crisis mode but he's not backing down.
Last night a source told the MoSHe is not a reliable partner who is willing to work with allies
Mr Miller saidWe are open for business but we're not for sale.
But Greenland's foreign minister Ane Lone Bagger repliedHe was very firm. It was a cold shower. Before, it was hard to take it seriously. But I do think it is serious and potentially very dangerous.”
One person said
We are Greenlanders. We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be Danish either. Greenland’s future will be decided by Greenland.”
Then, following a visit from Donald Trump Jr earlier this year, Egede saidI'm sure that Denmark will come along."
Days before the call, Trump told reporters
I don’t like the way he talks about Greenland,
resident Ida Abelsen similarly told the Post
I want Greenland to stay like it is,
he addedThe President is committed to not only protecting U.S. interests in the Arctic but also working with Greenland to ensure mutual prosperity for both nations,
he addedThe intent was very clear. They want it. The Danes are now in crisis mode,
one source told the FT
The Greenlandic people must make it clear what they want to be. We do not want to be Danes. We do not want to be Americans."
Greenland's prime minister, Múte B. Egede, said at a news conference on TuesdayGreenland is necessary not for us—it's necessary for international security."
Trump said at a news conference on MondayThe Danes are utterly freaked out by this."
Another addedThere is a lot of support among the people of Greenland that Greenland is not for sale and will not be in the future either."
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Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders."
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen has also insistedWho would the Americans be fighting? Their own military?"
Kristian Søby Kristensen, a military researcher at the University of Copenhagen, said
The European Parliament has a quite biased way of interpreting these rules. It‘s OK to call people fascists, racists, communists, but apparently you cannot use the same language as Mr. Trump has used regarding his own top generals in the Pentagon,
he told Burnett
First of all, it is a completely unacceptable attack on Danish sovereignty to want to claim territory that has been Danish since the 10th century, three times as long as the United States has existed,
he responded