Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede recently announced his intentions for the island’s future, saying that taking major steps to achieve independence from Denmark is “necessary.”
Egede’s remarks, which follow a Dec. 22 post on Truth Social President-elect Donald Trump arguing for “ownership and control” of Greenland, focused on secession from Denmark.
“The upcoming new election period must take these new steps together with the citizens, on the foundations that have already been created,” said Egede. “It is high time that we ourselves take a step and shape our future, also considering who we will work closely with and who will be our trading partners.”
Houses are seen on the coast in Nuuk, Greenland. (Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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In his first term, Trump tried to buy the mineral-rich, geographically important area in what he called a “big real estate deal.” Fox News Digital previously reported.
“Greenland is ours,” Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said last week. “We are not for sale and we will never be for sale. We must not lose our long-standing struggle for freedom.
The Sedco 709 offshore oil rig in the Davis Straight, between southwest Greenland and Baffin Island. (Getty Images)
American interest in Greenland dates back to the 1800s.
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In 1867, the State Department explored the possibility of buying Greenland and Iceland, recognizing their strategic importance, Fox News reported. After World War IIDenmark rejected President Harry Truman’s $100 million offer for the island.
Anne-Sofie Toernsoe Olesen and Alexander Lüders Rix Bach from Egedal Municipality are received by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian at a gala dinner for Prince Christian’s 18th birthday at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, October 15, 2023. 200 young people from 98 municipalities in the country, as well as from the Faroe Islands, Islands and Greenland participated in the gala dinner on October 15. (Photo by Emil Nicolai Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark EXITS (Photo by EMIL NICOLAI HELMS / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Acquisition of land it will mark the largest expansion of American territory in history, surpassing the Louisiana Purchase.
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“Greenland is ours,” Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said last week. “We are not for sale and we will never be for sale. We must not lose our long-standing struggle for freedom.
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this story.
