Greenland could be getting a new name if Donald Trump continues his efforts to purchase the island.
Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter, a Republican Congressman from Georgia, has introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that would mean Greenland would be renamed Red, White, and Blueland.
President Trump has been pushing to purchase Greenland from Denmark, but has faced opposition from Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede, who has repeatedly told him that the island is not for sale.
The proposed Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025 was introduced by Rep. Carter and would direct the new Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to oversee the change and implement it on official documentation and maps.
Carter said in a press release, shared by USAToday: “America is back and will soon be bigger than ever with the addition of Red, White, and Blueland.
“President Trump has correctly identified the purchase of what is now Greenland as a national security priority, and we will proudly welcome its people to join the freest nation to ever exist when our Negotiator-in-Chief inks this monumental deal.”
Since Trump won the election in November against Kamala Harris, he has repeatedly expressed interest in buying Greenland for “national security purposes”.
He also questioned whether Denmark, which has controlled the semi-autonomous territory since 1814, has a “legal right” to it.
He also predicted that the people of Greenland would vote to join the US, and warned that the US will “tariff Denmark at a very high level” if it does not give Greenland up.
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Trump also refused to rule out the use of the US military to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, saying during a press conference: “No, I can’t assure you of either of those two. But I can say this: We need them for economic security. The Panama Canal was built for our military.”
Despite the president’s claims, an opinion poll by Verian, commissioned by the Danish newspaper Berlingske and the Greenlandic daily Sermitsiaq, recently indicated that 85% of Greenlanders do not wish to become part of the US, with almost half saying they saw Trump’s interest in it as a “threat”.
In fact, the poll showed that only 6% of Greenlanders supported the island joining the US while 9% remained undecided. It also showed 45% saw Trump’s interest as a threat, while 43% saw it as an opportunity, with the remainder undecided.
Danish MEP Anders Vistisen, from the nationalist, right-wing Danish People’s Party, shared his thoughts on Tuesday, telling Politico: “There is clearly a need for more adults in the room when the U.S. administration formulates foreign policy.
“If these people can’t see how absurd they appear, they are out of touch with reality.”
Vistisen added: “Greenland is not for sale, and the only thing the U.S. achieves with this behavior is alienating one of its most loyal and reliable allies in Europe.
“The U.S. doesn’t grow stronger by losing such an ally — only weaker and more irrelevant to the world.”
