Greenland’s Prime Minister Condemns Trump’s Annexation Remarks: ‘Enough is Enough’

 

Greenland’s outgoing Prime Minister, Mute Egede, strongly criticized Trump’s statements regarding the possibility of the U.S. annexing the vast Arctic island

Greenland’s Prime Minister Condemns Trump’s Annexation Remarks: ‘Enough is Enough’

President Donald Trump expressed confidence that the United States would eventually annex Greenland. He defended this stance by asserting that the U.S. requires Greenland "for international security."

These remarks were made during a White House meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

On Thursday, Greenland’s outgoing Prime Minister, Mute Egede, strongly criticized Trump’s statements regarding the possibility of the U.S. annexing the vast Arctic island.

"The U.S. president has once again aired the thought of annexing us," Prime Minister Mute Egede wrote in a Facebook post.

"Don’t keep treating us with disrespect. Enough is enough," Egede added.

He further stated his intention to convene a meeting with the leaders of all Greenlandic political parties "as soon as possible" to address Trump’s remarks.

"Because this time we need to tighten our rejection of Trump," Egede wrote.

His Facebook post was published just hours after Trump once again brought up the notion of U.S. control over Greenland, a Danish territory.

When a journalist asked about his perspective on Greenland’s potential annexation, Trump responded confidently.

"I think it’ll happen," he stated during his meeting with Rutte at the White House.

The president reiterated that the U.S. needed Greenland "for international security."

Turning to Rutte, Trump remarked, "we’ll be talking to you" about the matter.

"It’s really an appropriate question," he added.

However, Rutte was quick to distance NATO from the topic.

"When it comes to Greenland, yes or no joining the U.S., I would leave that outside, for me, this discussion, because I don’t want to direct NATO in that."

Denmark, like the United States, was a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which was established in 1949 following World War II.

Denmark has held control over Greenland, the world’s largest island, since the 14th century. However, Greenland has been self-governing since 1979.

In a surprising turn of events, Greenland’s center-right, pro-business party, Demokraatit, secured a victory in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, earning 30% of the vote.

The party advocates for a measured transition toward independence from Denmark.

On Wednesday, Demokraatit’s leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, spoke out against Trump’s recent calls for Greenland to become a U.S. territory.

"We don’t want to be Americans. No, we don’t want to be Danes. We want to be Greenlanders, and we want our own independence in the future," Nielsen told Sky News.

"And we want to build our own country by ourselves."