Nuuk of Greenland – as unlikely as it sounds, not only is support growing among native Greenlanders for President Trump's rhetoric about the annexation of the Arctic Island, but in fact it has become part of the United States.
The post spoke to several Greenlanders on Thursday. He quietly approved Trump's proposal to form a partnership with the island.
“For Americans, the best value you can give to another country is to be part of the United States,” said a resident of Nuuk, Greenland's capital. “When Donald Trump says, 'You can even join the US' – that's the most valuable thing Donald Trump says he can give up. ”
“I can't say that,” the person added. “It's like I'm killed. It's a crazy time here in Greenland. The atmosphere of terror, the division and conquest of the media was crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy.”
Although around 90% of the island's population is Greenland's Inuit, the media is primarily Danish and influences the opinions of Indigenous people, said Trump supporter Lars Kreist.
“I think there's a need for change here in Greenland. I'm tired of Danish colonialism,” said Kreist, a former local government employee who said he lost his job in 2020 due to an independence-dependent view. “When you enter the town, everything is controlled by the Danes.”
Creest, who gained global attention after voting in Greenland's March 11 parliamentary elections, voting in a “make America great again” hat, said he prefers to annex the partnership with the US, but Trump has always supported it.
“I hope the US has an impact on Greenland,” Kreist said.
Jorgen Boassen, known locally as “Trump's Greenland son” for his open support for the US president, said he has been under four death threats in recent weeks due to his views and work for his job.
Boassen is working with Washington-based think tank American Daybreak. This supported US Greenlandic relations more closely, suggesting a now-cancelled trip to the National Dog Race in Greenland by Second Lady Ushavance on Saturday.
“There's only one country that can protect the United States, that is, the United States,” he said. “And the US economy is likely to increase its per capita income, up to 40% in the future.”
“The next generation doesn't want to speak Danish. They want to speak more English,” added Boassen. “I think they have better possibilities. [if they were] To go to education in the US. ”
Greenland was colonized by Denmark in the 17th century and officially united with the kingdom in 1814. The island was granted the home rule in 1979 and received additional autonomy 30 years later, but Copenhagen continues to call shots from a foreign, domestic and economic policy perspective.
In return, the Danish government provides approximately $800 billion to Greenland each year. This would be a “champ change” to Washington, said one anonymous pro-American Greenlander.
The founder of America's Dawn, Tom Dance, who worked for the first Trump administration as the Arctic Chairman of the Treasury Department, said the US president's support in Greenland was summed up in his stance on Greenland's security and independence.
“If they move towards independence, we support them,” Dance said. “President Trump has not made clear what he has. [Greenlanders’] return. Whatever they lose from Denmark, he will replace ten times. And he is always going to give them security and protection.
“I hope the Greenlanders will start competing under their flag at the Olympics and the World Cup.”
