OAN Staff Blake Wolf
10:55am – Sunday, January 12, 2025
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander James Stavridis said he doesn't think President-elect Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland is “insane.”
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coming in 47th The president has recently stepped up his calls for acquiring Greenland. His idea dates back to his first term in office.
“For the sake of national security and freedom around the world, the United States feels that ownership and control of Greenland is absolutely necessary,” President Trump said in a statement last month.
Vice President-elect J.D. Vance said, “Greenland is of great strategic importance to the United States. It has a lot of great natural resources…The Danish government has not done a good enough job of securing Greenland. , I think there's a real opportunity here for us to show leadership,'' he said on Sunday's show. fox news.
Denmark currently governs Greenland, despite Greenland enacting an autonomy law in 2009 and indicating its desire to become an independent state.
Greenlandic leader Moute Egede also expressed interest in discussing Greenland's future with President Trump, adding: “We don't want to be Danes, we don't want to be Americans. We want to be Greenlanders.”
Despite Egede's reservations about a possible U.S. takeover, Stavridis expressed support for Trump's plan.
“It’s not a crazy idea… We could do so much in terms of business, investment, keeping the Russians out, keeping the Chinese out, working very closely with Greenland. ,” he said Sunday on “The Cats Roundtable” with John Catsimatidis.
“It is located at the very top of the North Atlantic Ocean. It protects access to our country,” Stavridis continued, calling the island “a strategic gold mine for the United States.”
“It's very important geographically. It's packed with strategic minerals, rare earths and probably a lot of gold. It's rich in natural resources,” he added. “It doesn’t have to be 51 years.”cent But it can certainly be an economic goal for us. I think that's what happens as a result. ”
Stavridis also referred to Egede's comments, saying: “The Prime Minister of Greenland said, 'We are not for sale, but we are open for business.' I think we should take him at his word.” said.
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