‘Will make you rich’: Trump wants to take Greenland ‘one way or the other’

The Danish-ruled island of Greenland will receive financial gain and security from the United States if they choose to be a part of the country, according to US President Donald Trump, who has once more pledged to do so.

Trump said in his annual address to the US Congress on Tuesday night, “We will keep you safe, we will make you wealthy, and we will work together to take Greenland to heights you have never thought possible before,” adding: “We will keep you safe, we will make you rich.

He continued, “It’s a very small population, a very, very large piece of land, and very crucial for military security.”

Trump has been promoting his vision for Greenland, citing both its strategic and economic significance.

Trump’s interest in Greenland has rekindled its fight for independence, leading to urgent negotiations with Denmark, the country’s former colonial ruler, regarding secession.

However, Greenland’s Inuit Ataqatigiit party, which is currently in power, has stated that it will not rush an election for independence following the March 11 general election in order to warn of possible economic and welfare effects.

Mute Egede, the prime minister of Greenland, said that his country’s citizens opposed joining the US.

We oppose being Americans or Danes, either. We are from Greenland. Egede wrote in a Facebook post that the Americans and their leader must comprehend this. We can’t be taken because we aren’t for sale. In Greenland, we make decisions about our future.

Additionally, according to polls, the majority of Greenlanders oppose joining the US, while the majority support Danish independence.

Even though NATO ally Denmark claims that Greenland is not for sale, Trump asserted that he hoped to become a part of the US even before beginning his second term as president.

The US might benefit from Greenland’s strategic location and abundance of mineral resources. The US ballistic missile warning system relies on it because it lies along the shortest route between Europe and North America.

In his speech, Trump said, “We firmly support your right to choose your own future, and if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America.”