Greenland has issued a response after Donald Trump expressed an interest in taking over their country during his speech to Congress.
Trump’s speech was anything but uneventful – if you could stay awake to watch the whole thing.
The POTUS smashed all records and delivered the longest joint session address in at least 60 years, coming in at a whopping 99 minutes and 32 seconds.
During the lengthy speech, Trump highlighted many things, including the current price of eggs, which he blames on the previous administration.
However, despite being in charge, Trump’s own Agriculture Secretary, Brooke Rollins, predicts that egg prices will rise by another 40%.
Elsewhere in the speech, Trump turned his attention to Greenland and once against expressed his desire to bring it into US control.
“I also have a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland. We strongly support your right to determine your own future, and if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America.
“We need Greenland for national security and even international security and we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it.”
Despite Denmark’s firm stance that Greenland is not for sale, Trump appeared undeterred. “I think we’re going to get it — one way or the other we’re going to get it,” he said.
He added: “We will keep you safe. We will make you rich. And together, we will take Greenland to heights like you have never thought possible before.”
If Trump expected excitement from Greenland, he was sorely mistaken.
Prime Minister Mute Egede didn’t hold back in his response, delivering a swift and blunt rejection: “We do not wish to be Americans. Greenland is ours,” per USA Today.
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Making it even clearer, he added: “We do not want to be Americans, nor Danes, we are Greenlanders. The Americans and their leaders must understand that. We are not for sale and cannot just be taken. Our future is decided by us in Greenland.”
That should settle the debate – except, history suggests Trump isn’t letting this go anytime soon.
Trump’s obsession with Greenland isn’t new. Back in January, he had a heated call with Denmark’s Prime Minister about the issue.
Greenland has been part of the Danish Kingdom since the 18th century, but that didn’t stop Trump from questioning Denmark’s authority over it.
After that call, Trump confidently told reporters: “I think we’re going to have it. I think the people want to be with us.”
He went on to argue that Denmark doesn’t have a real claim to the land, stating: “I don’t really know what claim Denmark has to it, but it would be a very unfriendly act if they didn’t allow that to happen because it’s for the protection of the free world.”
According to Trump, acquiring Greenland is about global security – not just America’s interests.
He said: “I think Greenland, we’ll get because it has to do with freedom of the world. It has nothing to do with the United States other than that we’re the one that can provide the freedom. They can’t.”
For those interested, Greenland is owned by Denmark but is a self-governing country.
If Denmark refuses to sell, then Trump’s hands are tied – unless he decides to use force, which would be unadvisable against a fellow member of NATO.
