Greenland's leaders expressed anger after President Donald Trump said U.S. acquisition of the Arctic territory “will happen” during comments at the Oval Office.

Summary

Trump renewed calls for the US to annex Greenland for “national security” reasons during an Oval Office briefing, claiming “I think it will happen.”

Greenland’s outgoing Prime Minister Múte Egede responded on Facebook: “Enough is enough,” and planned to summon all Greenland’s political parties for a joint rejection.

Likely incoming Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen also called Trump’s statement “inappropriate.”

Trump also undermined Denmark’s claim to Greenland, saying it was “very far away and really has nothing to do” with the island.

Danish Defense Committee Chairman Rasmus Jarlov warned that US annexation “would mean war between two NATO countries.”

  • AidsKitty@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    10 hours ago

    With global warming new trade routes are going to open up through the artic. They will be extremely valuable and the countries geographically positioned to compete for them are going to be Russia, China, Canada, and Greenland. This is why America wants Canada and Greenland so bad and will do whatever it takes to get them.

        • michaelmrose@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 hour ago

          Thank you for the link I would like to note that from said link I draw this quote

          Since the Treaty of Washington in 1871, when it first de facto recognized the new Dominion of Canada, the United States has never suggested or promoted an annexationist movement in Canada. No serious force has appeared on the American political scene that aimed to persuade or coerce Canadians into joining the United States. And no serious initiative for any move in this direction has come from the Canadian side either.

          Trumps trade war with Canada which he said is to force them to submit to annexation is uniquely crazy in modern history.

    • rayyy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      8 hours ago

      Despite all the Republican denial, someone must believe in climate change. Wonder how the true-believing cult takes this.
      Also, with all the tariffs, why do we need trade routes?