Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has stressed that Greenland is not for sale, as President-elect Donald Trump steps up his calls for the United States to acquire it.
Frederiksen's comments to Danish television came as the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., visited Greenland on Tuesday. The visit is personal and Trump Jr. does not plan to meet with any government officials.
Greenland's Prime Minister Moute Egede has “made it very clear that there is a lot of support among Greenlanders that Greenland is not for sale and will not be for sale,” the Danish prime minister said in an interview. said. According to the hill.
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends a ceremony at the Denmark Monument on the outskirts of Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
She reportedly told Danish television station TV 2 that Greenland would choose its own future. “We need to remain calm and stick to our principles,” she said, referring to the United States as an important ally of Denmark. He praised it.
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, President Trump said, “I hear the people of Greenland are 'MAGA'.” The Republican party attached a video purportedly showing Greenlanders asking the United States to buy their country.
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Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpics, via AP)
President Trump's son arrived in the Arctic capital of Nuuk on Tuesday. He met local people, visited cultural sites, and shot videos for his podcast. The president-elect posted a video showing a plane with the word “TRUMP” written on it landing in Nuuk.
“Don Jr. and my agent have landed in Greenland,” Trump wrote. “The welcome has been great. They and the free world need safety, security, strength and peace. This is a deal that must happen. MAGA. Make Greenland great again. Sho!”
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President-elect Trump proposed purchasing Greenland in 2019 during his first term. (Getty Images)
President Trump also spoke on speakerphone with local residents in a video shared online by his supporters.
Familiar sources he told FOX News Digital on Monday. Trump Jr. said he will be making a short, one-day trip to film some fun video content for his podcast. He will not be meeting with any government officials or politicians.
President Trump has previously floated the idea of purchasing the territory from Denmark, arguing that it is a vital national security interest for the United States.
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At a press conference Tuesday afternoon at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion, the president-elect again said, “Denmark should give it up.”
Fox News Digital's Stephen Sorace, Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
