Greenland's prime minister declared that his people do not want to become Americans, but that the country supports strong cooperation with the United States.
Greenland Prime Minister Moute Egede said in what was reported to be his clearest comments yet that he wants his country to be economically independent without Denmark.
”[We] I don't want to be American. We don't want to be part of the US, but we want strong cooperation with the US,” Egede said. pirate wire.
The comment comes as Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) introduced the Make Greenland Great Again Act, which would direct Congress to allow the United States to negotiate with Denmark to acquire Greenland. It was served a day later.
“The acquisition of Greenland by the United States is essential to our national security,” Ogles reportedly said. news channel 9.
The next day, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reportedly had a 45-minute phone call with Donald Trump, telling him that Denmark was indeed open to “strengthening the US presence in Greenland.”
Frederiksen says Trump is not easing the threat of tariffs after he shared on social media a 2019 poll showing 68% of Greenlanders supported independence. did. The Prime Minister also said the trade situation was “serious”. This may be because some of Denmark's largest companies do most of their business in the United States.
Reports said Frederiksen met with leaders of Novo Nordisk, Lego and Pandora to discuss what was described as a potentially dire situation for Denmark.
“We're talking about resources that we may not be aware of.”
As reported by Bloomberg, Greenland has rich deposits of gold, diamonds, uranium, and other rare earth metals used in popular electronic devices. In the future, it will also be adjacent to major transportation routes and outlets. claimed.
Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk, who visited Greenland with Donald Trump Jr., echoed similar sentiments when speaking with the Blaze Media co-founder. glenn beck.
“What are you going to do? [Greenland] Do I have to provide it? First of all, it's strikingly beautiful,” Kirk told Beck. “That's number one. Number two, it's an incredible natural resource that the current Danish government that manages Greenland doesn't allow the locals to develop, use, or exploit. We're talking about… It's about resources that we may not be aware of.
Denmark, where the majority of Greenland's 57,000 residents support independence, has long been fighting colonialism but wants to maintain control of the island, and certainly is in a clash of ideologies.
In 2022, the Prime Ministers of Denmark and Greenland will signed a joint declaration Egede said Danish rule had taken a “huge personal toll” on many Greenlanders.
Do you like Blaze News? Avoid censorship and sign up for our newsletter to get articles like this delivered straight to your inbox. Please register here!
