Denmark in ‘serious’ situation; Greenland’s prime minister says country doesn’t want to be part of US

The prime minister of Greenland declared that his people do not want to become Americans but that the country would support strong cooperation with the United States.

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede gave what were reported as his clearest comments to date, stating he wants to make his country financially independent without Denmark.

“[We] don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be a part of U.S., but we want strong cooperation together with U.S.,” Egede said, per Pirate Wires.

The comments came just days after Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) introduced the Make Greenland Great Again Act, which directs Congress to allow negotiations with Denmark for the United States to acquire Greenland.

“The acquisition of Greenland by the United States is essential to our national security,” Ogles said, according to News Channel 9.

The next day, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reportedly held a 45-minute phone call with Donald Trump and told him Denmark was indeed open to a “stronger U.S. presence in Greenland.”

Following Trump sharing a 2019 survey on social media that showed 68% of Greenlanders were in favor of independence, Frederiksen revealed that Trump hadn’t de-escalated his tariff threats. The prime minister also described the trade situation as “serious.” This is likely because some of Denmark’s largest corporations do most of their business in the United States.

Frederiksen reportedly met with leaders from Novo Nordisk, Lego, and Pandora to discuss what was described as a potentially disastrous situation for Denmark.

”I’m talking about resources we might not even be aware of.’

As Bloomberg reported, Greenland is rich with large reserves of gold, diamonds, uranium, and other rare-earth metals used in popular electronic devices. It will also neighbor key shipping routes in the future, the outlet claimed.

Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk, who visited Greenland alongside Donald Trump Jr., echoed similar sentiments when he spoke to Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck.

“What does [Greenland] have to offer? First of all, striking beauty,” Kirk told Beck. “That’s number one. Number two: incredible natural resources that the current Danish government who controls Greenland does not allow locals to exploit or use or take advantage of. I’m talking about resources we might not even be aware of.”

With the majority of Greenland’s 57,000 residents supporting independence, Denmark is certainly in a clash of ideologies, as it wants to maintain control of the island while still being a longtime adopter of a fight against colonialism.

In 2022, both Denmark’s and Greenland’s prime ministers signed a joint declaration to investigate Denmark’s rule, which Egede said has come with a “great personal cost” for many Greenland people.

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