Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen emphasized that Greenland is not for sale President-elect Trump has stepped up calls for the US to take over the island.
Frederiksen’s comment to the Danish TV station came at a time when the president’s son Donald Trump Jr. visited Greenland on Tuesday. The trip is personal and Trump Jr. is not expected to attend. meet with any government official.
The Danish prime minister said in an interview that Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede “was 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,” according to Hill.
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends a ceremony at the Danish memorial outside Sainte Marie du Mont, Normandy, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
She reportedly told Danish broadcaster TV 2 that Greenland would choose its own future and said: “We must remain calm and stick to our principles,” while praising the US as a key Danish ally.
In a post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump said he “heard that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA’.” The Republican attached a video purportedly showing a Greenlander asking the US to buy his land.
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Donald Trump Jr. arriving in Nuuk, Greenland on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Trump’s son arrived on Tuesday in Nuuk, the capital of the Arctic territory. He met the locals, visited cultural sites and recorded a video for a podcast. The newly elected president released a video showing a plane bearing the words “TRUMP” 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 buying Greenland in 2019 during his first term. (Getty Images)
Trump also spoke to local residents over loudspeakers in a video shared online by supporters.
Source known Fox News Digital said Monday that Trump Jr. “stopping by for a 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 the idea of buying the territory from Denmark, arguing it is of vital national security interest to the United States.
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At a news conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate Tuesday afternoon, the president-elect again said, “Denmark should back off.”
Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace, Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
