Posted on 03/10/2025 10:43:21 PM PDT by Libloather
As Greenlanders prepare to head to the polls this week, the United States — and particularly President Trump’s stated interest in acquiring the territory — is looming large over their vote.
Greenland’s national election Tuesday is set to determine 31 members of the Inatsisartut, its parliament. The world’s largest island is a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, and while independence won’t be on the ballot this week, the results could ultimately set the stage for a later referendum on its future control.
Despite pushback from both Danish and European authorities, Trump has doubled down in his quest for the U.S. to take over the natural resources-rich Arctic land.
“We need Greenland for national security and even international security, and we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it.” Trump said during his speech to a joint session of Congress last week. “But we need it really for international world security, and I think we’re going to get it.”
“One way or the other, we’re going to get it,” he added.
The president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., traveled to Nuuk, Greenland, in January to promote the annexation idea, and the president has posted supportive messages on social media to “MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”
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What are you talking about? I think you’re responding to someone else. I suggested that Greenland become a borough of Alaska if we annexed it because the population is too small to be a state on its own.
With the EU and Canada getting nastier by the day it is time to kick their teeth in and take their stuff. Could the EU do anything about it with Russia kicking on their eastern door? Nope.
I see container ships getting loaded with crushed ice coming from the ice fields on giant converged belts.
I fail to understand how Denmark somehow got control of Greenland and what are they doing for the people who live there. Greenlanders would have a lot to gain by aligning with the US than they ever have gotten from Denmark
It needs to be more populated so send all the Californian invaders outta Texas. Or would that cause it to tip over?
Naw, it won’t happen during all the mess we’re in right now.
But if Putin said he’d get it one way or another?
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