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Trump Issues Warning to Greenland PM
(MENAFN) Donald Trump has brushed off Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen as an unknown figure while issuing an ominous warning of a "big problem" after Nielsen declared the island's allegiance to Denmark rather than the United States.
Tensions surrounding Trump's aspirations to obtain the strategically vital Arctic territory escalated during a Tuesday press briefing in Copenhagen, where Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Nielsen stood in solidarity.
"If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU," Nielsen stated.
The remarks—delivered just before senior Danish and Greenlandic representatives were scheduled to meet with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington—provoked a swift rebuke from Trump.
"That's their problem," Trump responded to press at Joint Base Andrews. "I disagree with them. I don't know who he is, I don't know anything about him, but that's going to be a big problem for him."
Trump has maintained that American control of Greenland is essential to block Chinese or Russian influence—claims refuted by both Moscow and Beijing, as well as local authorities. "One way or the other, we're gonna have Greenland," he repeated on Sunday.
The confrontation intensifies as Florida Congressman Randy Fine advances legislative action through the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act, which would empower the president to pursue "whatever steps necessary" to secure the territory. Danish representatives have categorically dismissed the proposal, with Ambassador Jesper Moller Sorensen stating he communicated "abundantly clear" to Fine that Greenland remains Danish sovereign territory.
Copenhagen has signaled openness to strengthening security partnerships with Washington under the NATO umbrella but maintains the island's destiny rests with its inhabitants, who affirmed self-governance within Denmark through a 2008 referendum. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte avoided direct commentary on the escalating row, emphasizing his mandate centers on Arctic security.
Tensions surrounding Trump's aspirations to obtain the strategically vital Arctic territory escalated during a Tuesday press briefing in Copenhagen, where Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Nielsen stood in solidarity.
"If we have to choose between the United States and Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU," Nielsen stated.
The remarks—delivered just before senior Danish and Greenlandic representatives were scheduled to meet with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington—provoked a swift rebuke from Trump.
"That's their problem," Trump responded to press at Joint Base Andrews. "I disagree with them. I don't know who he is, I don't know anything about him, but that's going to be a big problem for him."
Trump has maintained that American control of Greenland is essential to block Chinese or Russian influence—claims refuted by both Moscow and Beijing, as well as local authorities. "One way or the other, we're gonna have Greenland," he repeated on Sunday.
The confrontation intensifies as Florida Congressman Randy Fine advances legislative action through the Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act, which would empower the president to pursue "whatever steps necessary" to secure the territory. Danish representatives have categorically dismissed the proposal, with Ambassador Jesper Moller Sorensen stating he communicated "abundantly clear" to Fine that Greenland remains Danish sovereign territory.
Copenhagen has signaled openness to strengthening security partnerships with Washington under the NATO umbrella but maintains the island's destiny rests with its inhabitants, who affirmed self-governance within Denmark through a 2008 referendum. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte avoided direct commentary on the escalating row, emphasizing his mandate centers on Arctic security.
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