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NEWSMAX | Published January 8, 2025
Donald Trump Jr., fresh off a whirlwind trip to Greenland, told Newsmax on Tuesday night that there’s a groundswell of support among the people he met that would love to see the Arctic territory have an “alliance” with the United States instead of Denmark.
Don Jr. visited the Danish territory with conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk, an idea he said was hatched a “few weeks before the holidays.”
Don Jr.’s trip came amid President-elect Donald Trump’s recent public statements showing an interest in acquiring the territory, an area of strategic importance for the U.S, China, Russia, and others.
Noting the “warm” reception that he got in Greenland, Don Jr. told “Finnerty” that the Greenlandics he spoke with don’t get that same warm feeling from Denmark.
“[T]hey made it very clear that Denmark has prevented them from utilizing some of the incredible natural resources that Greenland has to offer,” Don Jr. said. “They basically are treated like second-class citizens. When they go to Denmark, when they go to Copenhagen, numerous young guys told us, hey, we’re told to ‘go home, Inuit, go home Eskimo.’ They don’t love the way that they’ve been treated.”
He added, “Beyond that, for the United States, it’s an incredible strategic location for so many things, whether it be shipping or militarily. … The reception we received was so warm. It was actually, you know, absolutely outstanding. I couldn’t be happier with the trip.
“And there seems to be a lot of desire on the ground for those people to, you know, have an alliance with America,” Don Jr. said, adding he would love to see Greenland become an American territory like Puerto Rico.
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SOURCE: www.newsmax.com
RELATED: Trump Jr arrives in Greenland after dad says US should own the territory
BBC NEWS | Published January 8, 2025
Donald Trump Jr has arrived in Greenland, weeks after his father said he wanted the US to take control of the autonomous Danish territory.
Ahead of his visit, Trump Jr said he was embarking on a “personal day-trip” and had no meetings planned with government officials.
President-elect Donald Trump recently revived a controversy he ignited last month when he said “ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity” for the US. “We are not for sale,” the island’s prime minister responded at the time.
Asked on Tuesday whether he could rule out using military or economic force on the matter, Trump said he could not.
With a population of 57,000, Greenland has wide-ranging autonomy – but its economy is largely dependent on subsidies from Copenhagen and it remains part of the kingdom of Denmark.
During his first term as president, Donald Trump expressed an interest in buying the Arctic island. He was rebuffed then, as he has been now.
When asked about Trump Jr’s visit to Greenland, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told Danish TV that “Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders” and that only the local population could determine their future.
She agreed that “Greenland is not for sale”, but stressed Denmark needed very close co-operation with the US, a close Nato ally.
Greenland’s prime minister had been due to meet King Frederik in Copenhagen on Wednesday, but the meeting was postponed because of what Egede referred to as “calendar gymnastics”. Danish reports said the prime minister was still due to travel to Copenhagen on Tuesday.
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SOURCE: www.bbc.com
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