Greenland is not for sale.. Denmark responds strongly to Trump

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has insisted that Greenland is not for sale, after US President-elect Donald Trump renewed his interest in buying the Arctic island before starting his second term as US president.

Frederiksen said that Greenland's Prime Minister, Moti Egede, has been very clear: Greenland is not for sale, and will not be for sale in the future either.

The Danish prime minister came after Trump proposed buying the autonomous island of Greenland from Denmark, describing the US acquisition of Arctic territory as an absolute necessity.

It is worth noting that Trump made the same proposal in 2019 during his first term, which angered Frederiksen at the time.

Frederiksen stressed that she would encourage everyone to respect the people of Greenland, as it is their country, and that Greenland alone can decide and determine its future.

She acknowledged that the world's largest island, an independent part of the Kingdom of Denmark, was likely to seek independence in the coming years, and that she hoped to keep the Kingdom of Denmark stable.

US President-elect Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “Greenland is an incredible place, and people would benefit greatly if it became part of our nation. We would protect it from a very evil outside world.”

Trump has refused to rule out using military or economic force to push Denmark into selling Greenland to the United States.

Greenland has become a focus of geopolitical ambitions since Trump's proposal in 2019 and again now, as the island is inhabited by only about 56,000 people but is central to the Arctic region.

The US president-elect's attempt to annex Greenland was supported by his close ally and friend, American businessman Elon Musk, head of X and Tesla, who posted on X: The people of Greenland should decide their future, and I believe they want to be part of America.