“We have a desire for independence, a desire to be the master of our own house … This is something everyone should respect,” Egede said Friday. “Greenland is for the Greenlandic people. We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be American. We want to be Greenlandic.”
The Daily Caller contacted members of Trump’s team for confirmation but did not hear back by publication.
Denmark’s government is keen on avoiding a public showdown with Trump and sought clarification from him about his plans for Greenland, the outlet also reported.
Greenland’s prime minister Mute Egede said he’s ready to speak with Trump during a Friday joint press conference with Denmark’s prime minister Mette Frederiksen. The pro-independence Egede also, however, expressed that Greenland doesn’t want to be Danish or American.
An increased U.S. military presence would add to the already American manned Pittufik U.S. Space Base. The base includes a radar station which is part of the U.S. ballistic missile early warning system, according to the Department of Defense.
He threatened Denmark with tariffs if they tried to impede a potential Greenland decision to join the U.S.
“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity” Trump wrote in a December post on Truth Social while announcing his selection of PayPal co-founder Ken Howery as ambassador to Denmark.
Danish leaders reportedly expressed to Trump’s team that Greenland is not for sale but they are willing to discuss a host of other possibilities, Axios reported.
He also referenced global security in the presser, citing the growing influence of Russia and China in the region and the need to combat it.
Donald Trump Jr. has arrived in Greenland. 👀 pic.twitter.com/q0ElwYRwfi
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) January 7, 2025
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 20, 2019
“You don’t even need binoculars, you look outside you have China ships all over the place, you have Russian ships all over the place. We’re not letting that happen, we’re not letting it happen.” he said.
Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that she would have no interest in discussing the purchase of Greenland, I will be postponing our meeting scheduled in two weeks for another time….
