05.01.2026 06:50
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the presence of Russia and China is increasing in the strategically located island country of Greenland, saying, "We need Greenland for our national security." Following Trump's controversial remarks that Greenland should be a part of the U.S., Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen responded one after another.
US President Trump made statements to the press on the plane while returning from Florida, where he spent his vacation, to Washington.
Trump claimed that Greenland is a "very strategic" location and is currently surrounded by Russian and Chinese ships. When asked about a possible US intervention in Greenland, Trump said, "We need Greenland for our national security, and Denmark won't be able to achieve that."
HE ALSO USED THE EUROPEAN UNION AS AN EXCUSE
Trump also argued that US control over Greenland would serve the broader interests of the West, claiming that the European Union (EU) "needs this for their security."
THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY REJECTED
Greenland, an autonomous region of Denmark, had previously rejected approaches from the US that included the transfer of sovereignty.
HARSH RESPONSE FROM THE DANISH PRIME MINISTER
In response to US President Donald Trump's controversial statements suggesting that Greenland should be part of the US, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reacted strongly.
In her statement regarding the issue, Frederiksen reminded that Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, saying, "It is absolutely absurd to talk about the US taking over Greenland. The US has no right to annex any of the three countries that are part of the Kingdom of Denmark."
Frederiksen called on the Trump administration to abandon its current rhetoric, stating, "I am seriously calling on the US to stop its threats against another country and people that have historically been close allies and have made it very clear that they are not for sale."
"NOT ONLY WRONG BUT ALSO DISRESPECTFUL"
Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen also reacted to Trump's statements, saying, "When the US President says 'We need Greenland' and associates us with Venezuela and military intervention, this is not only wrong; it is also disrespectful."