“President Trump's idea to send an American hospital ship here to Greenland has been noted,” Jens-Frederik Nielsen emphasized in a Facebook post on Sunday.
The Prime Minister of Greenland pointed out that the island has a public health care system in which residents can receive treatment for free. “The situation is different in the USA, where you have to pay to go to the doctor,” he pointed out.
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Prime Minister of Greenland responds to Donald Trump. “Let's talk”
Jens-Frederik Nielsen emphasized that the island's authorities are always open to cooperation, including with the USA. “Let's talk, instead of throwing more or less random ideas on social media. Dialogue and cooperation require respect, and decisions about our country are made in our country,” he wrote.
“No, thank you,” he added, directly responding to Donald Trump's proposal.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen also commented on Donald Trump's idea. In a Facebook post, she said she was glad that in Denmark and Greenland “it is not insurance or wealth that determines whether you receive appropriate treatment.”
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, in turn, reminded that Greenlanders can also benefit from treatment in Denmark. — There is no need to take special action in this regard, he emphasized in an interview with the Danish public broadcaster DR.
Donald Trump with a “gift” for Greenland. “He's on his way”
US President Donald Trump announced his idea on Saturday. “Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we will send a wonderful hospital ship to Greenland to care for the many sick people who do not receive care there. It is on its way,” the US leader wrote in a post on his Truth social media site.
Jeff Landry, in addition to being the governor of Louisiana, also serves as the US special envoy for Greenland.
