Greenland’s Leader Whacks Trump’s Threats With Blunt Message On Territory’s ‘Future’

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede on Thursday countered Donald Trump’s talk of buying the Danish territory with a “clear” message from the Greenlandic people, who aren’t so warm to the U.S. president-elect’s proposal.

Egede — in an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier — emphasized that Greenland “will always be” part of NATO and a strong partner to America, who he described as a “close neighbor” that’s cooperated with the territory for the last 80 years.

“I think in the future, we have a lot to offer to cooperate with but we want to also be clear. We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be a part of U.S. but we want a strong cooperation together with U.S.,” Egede said.

Trump, who entertained buying and annexing Greenland during his first term, returned to his interest in controlling the territory again last month.

In the weeks since, Donald Trump Jr. — who has fancied “rare minerals” found in the ground in Greenland — visited the Arctic island just as Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen declared that the territory was “not for sale.”

Greenland officials like Pipaluk Lynge — a member of the territory’s parliament ― also let the U.S. president-elect’s son have it over the trip, which reportedly saw residents getting “Make America Great Again” caps prior to a “staged” photo.

Fox News correspondent Alex Hogan recently reported that people in Greenland’s capital of Nuuk had a “lot of mixed reaction” over Donald Trump’s annexing interest, as well.

Egede, when asked whether residents would vote for “independence from Denmark,” noted that it’s “up to the Greenlandic people” to decide on that.

“I think it’s important to see that if Greenland takes those steps, we will always be a part of the Western alliance and a strong partner for U.S. because your security is our security,” he said.

He later added that Greenland and the future of the territory “will be decided by the Greenlandic people.”

“And the Greenlandic people don’t want to be Danes, the Greenlandic people don’t want to be Americans. Greenlandic people want to be part of the Western alliance as Greenlandic people,” he said.

H/T: Mediaite