Greenlanders Alarmed by Trump’s Interest in Buying Their Island

People across Greenland have reacted with “shock, anger, confusion and fear” to President Trump’s interest in buying or taking over the autonomous Danish territory, residents and reporting from Nuuk say. Senior Greenlandic officials voiced strong opposition. Pipaluk Lynge, leader of the Parliament’s foreign and security policy committee, said, “We’re not going to sell our soul.

We’re not stupid.” Many Greenlanders told reporters they prefer Denmark’s Scandinavian welfare system with free health care and education, and polls and interviews suggest a majority are drawing closer to Denmark rather than seeking union with the United States. Greenland, the world’s largest island, has about 57,000 people and relies on “hundreds of millions of dollars each year in Danish subsidies,” the reporting says; under a Cold War treaty the United States already has wide military access.

Greenlandic and Danish officials are scrambling to speak with one voice. The island’s foreign minister is set to take part in a high-powered meeting in Washington with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance as Greenlandic leaders push to be included in discussions, even as Mr.

Trump vowed to “do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not.” Some Greenlanders have proposed options such as free association with the United States, but Ms.

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