Greenland answers Donald Trump: “We don’t want to be Americans”

She sent a clear message to the President of the United States, with the Prime Minister of the autonomous territory of Denmark stating today (21.01.2025) in a categorical manner that: “We are Irish, we do not want to be Americans.” “ The future of Greenland must be decided in Greenland, ” stressed at a press conference, Mute Egente, recognizing that the situation is “difficult, ” in the background of Donald Trump’s expansive aspirations and pursuits. CORVERSE It is recalled that the American president caused concern in early January when he refused to rule out a military intervention to put Greenland and the Panama Canal under US control. For his part, the Danish Foreign Minister stressed earlier today that no country can come to “use” Greenland. CORVERSE A clear message from Denmark “We cannot have an international order in which countries, if large enough (…), can behave as they stand, ” Lars Loke Rasmussen told reporters the day after Donald Trump took office. Trump was not mentioned yesterday, Monday (20.01.2025), on the territory of Denmark in the speech he gave for his inauguration. However, he appreciated, later speaking to reporters, that Denmark would end up retreating to the Greenland case. The minister said “satisfied” that Trump did not mention Greenland as a priority in his speech, but added that “rhetoric” remains the same. “This does not mean that there is no crisis anymore, as he has said other things about expanding American territory,” Loke Rasmussen said. For the Danes, Greenland was absent from the speech caused some relief. “ He did not refer to Greenland or Denmark in his speech last night, so I believe there is room for diplomacy, ” said French – year – old actor Donald Andersen. Denmark’s Prime Minister Mete Frederiksen appreciated yesterday in an instagram post that Europe should “direct to a new reality”. Danish Prime Minister Mete Frederiksen/REUTERS/ Tom Little recalling the right to self-determination of the Greenland people, he also stressed that Denmark must maintain its alliance with the US, which he described as the most important for Denmark after World War II. The Prime Minister has again called a meeting with Danish party leaders today to inform them of the situation. “We have to admit that the next four years will be difficult,” Pia Olsen Deer from the Green Left told reporters after the meeting. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egente has repeatedly said that the region is not opposed to strengthening relations with Washington but is not for sale. In addition to its strategic position, Greenland, which seeks to gain its independence from Denmark, has huge untapped mining and oil reserves. Trump stated for the first time that he wanted to buy Greenland in 2019 , during his first term, a “offer” rejected by Greenland and Denmark.