Trump commented on the words of Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen during a short conversation with journalists on the tarmac at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. – Well, that's their problem. I don't agree with him. I don't know who he is. I don't know anything about him. But this will be a big problem for him, said the American president.
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What is Trump's reaction to the declaration of the Prime Minister of Greenland?
Who will participate in the talks at the White House?
What did the Arctic Commissioner say about the takeover of Greenland?
What preferences did Greenlanders express towards Denmark and the USA?
This is a response to Nielsen's declaration, which, after a meeting with the head of the Danish government, stated that Greenlanders prefer to remain part of Denmark rather than the USA. – If we have to choose between the US and Denmark, we prefer to be part of the Kingdom of Denmark, Nielsen emphasized. He added that Greenland “chooses NATO, the Kingdom of Denmark and the European Union.”
“Donald Trump wants to move at great speed”
On Wednesday, the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland will visit Washington and hold talks at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Mark Rubio. The meeting will be held at the request of Copenhagen, which wants Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over the island “kindly or by more difficult means.”
Arctic Commissioner Tom Dans told USA Today on Tuesday that the administration could take steps to take control of the island in the next “weeks or months.” However, he admitted that the US must gain the trust of local residents.
“It's a train line with many stops,” Dans told the daily, describing the island's takeover. — Trains can move expressly, bypassing local stops and going directly to the main station. That's how President Trump wants to move this forward – with great speed, he said.
