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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stressed that Greenland is not for sale, com President-elect Trump has increased calls for the United States to acquire the island.
Frederiksen’s comments to a Danish television station come as the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., paid a visit to Greenland on Tuesday. The trip is personal and Trump Jr. is not expected. meet with any government official.
The Danish prime minister said in an interview that Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede “has been very, very clear: that there is a lot of support among the people of Greenland that Greenland is not for sale and will not be for sale in the future.” . seconds The Hill.
DONALD TRUMP JR ARRIVES IN GREENLAND AS HIS FATHER TELLS DENMARK TO ‘GIVE IT UP’
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends a ceremony at the Danish monument outside Sainte Marie du Mont, Normandy, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
He reportedly told Danish television station TV 2 that Greenland will choose its own future, saying: “We must remain calm and respect our principles,” while praising the United States as a key Danish ally .
In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump said he was “hearing that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA’.” The Republican attached a video purportedly showing a Greenlander asking the US to buy his country.
TRUMP SCALES PLANS TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND AFTER RESIDENTS SAY: ‘DENMARK IS USING US’
Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Trump’s son arrived in Nuuk, the capital of the Arctic territory, on Tuesday. He met with local people, visited cultural sites and recorded a video for a podcast. The president-elect released a video showing a plane with the word “TRUMP” on it landing in Nuuk.
“Don Jr. and my representatives are landing in Greenland,” Trump wrote. “The reception 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!”
President-elect Trump proposed the purchase of Greenland in 2019 during his first term. (Getty Images)
Trump also spoke to locals over the loudspeaker in a video that supporters shared online.
A known source he told Fox News Digital on Monday that Trump Jr. “is coming up on a quick day trip to record some fun video content for podcasting. He won’t be meeting with any government officials or political figures.”
Trump has previously flirted with buying the territory from Denmark, claiming it is of vital US national security interest.
At a press conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday afternoon, 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.
