Greenland, Donald Trump and Denmark
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What matters isn’t how much of the debt Denmark owns. The point to focus on is the precedent raised by news that a Danish pension fund is selling all of its holdings.
The trip by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to the Danish territory came amid pressure from President Trump and appeared to have been meant as reassurance to Greenlanders.
Former New Hampshire Congressman Richard Swett served as an ambassador to Denmark under the Clinton administration. He spoke about the relationship between the U.S. and Denmark historically, and how he views the situation.
A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Denmark to try to deescalate rising tensions. Just as they were finishing, President Trump announced new tariffs on the country until it agrees to his plan of acquiring Greenland.
A bipartisan congressional delegation met with Danish and Greenlandic officials Friday to show support for Greenland's territorial integrity despite President Trump's push to acquire the island.
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Denmark petition to 'buy' California surpasses 250K signatures
A viral Danish campaign to acquire California from the U.S. has surpassed 250,000 signatures as a satirical response to President Trump's intensified tariff threats over Greenland.
Part of the dispute also has to do with rare-earth metals and minerals, in which Greenland is rich. According to CNN, Trump has stated that the minerals are part of the deal he worked out with NATO. Private land ownership is a foreign concept to Greenlanders, as all land is owned by the people and governed by the authorities.
Denmark’s prime minister is saying after U_S_ President Donald Trump announced he agreed a “framework of a future deal” on Arctic security with the head of NATO that her country can’t negotiate on its sovereignty and she has been “informed that