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Trump Pushes for Greenland Acquisition Despite Danish and Local Resistance

President Trump renews efforts to gain control of Greenland, citing strategic importance, as Greenlandic leaders and citizens strongly oppose the move.

Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Bourup Egede addresses a press conference with the Danish premier in the Mirror Hall at the Prime Minister's Office, at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, on January 10, 2025.
Relatives and family members throw rice at Salik and Malu Schmidt as they leave the church of our Savior after getting married in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
President Donald Trump talks about Greenland as he addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Overview

  • President Trump has declared his intention to acquire Greenland during his second term, describing it as essential for U.S. security and economic interests.
  • Greenland's Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede firmly rejected Trump's ambitions, emphasizing the island's sovereignty and the identity of its people as Kalaallit, not Americans or Danes.
  • Greenland, a self-governing territory of Denmark, is set to hold a parliamentary vote on March 11, where independence from Denmark will be a key issue, though polls suggest most Greenlanders oppose U.S. annexation.
  • Trump has not ruled out economic or military pressure to achieve this goal, including the potential use of tariffs on Danish goods or leveraging Greenland's rare earth mineral resources.
  • The U.S. already has a significant military presence in Greenland through Thule Air Base, which could be expanded without requiring territorial acquisition.