Summary
Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede firmly rejected Trump’s vow to acquire the island, declaring, “Greenland is ours.”
His statement came after Trump told Congress that the U.S. supports Greenland’s self-determination but will “get it one way or another” for security reasons.
Trump’s remarks, made a week before Greenland’s elections, have fueled discussions on full independence from Denmark.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen downplayed Trump’s comments, highlighting Greenland’s decision-making process. Amidst growing interest in severing ties with Denmark, Greenlanders will vote Tuesday.
I feel like we should have more fear of 50,000 Greenlanders. I don’t know why — we have nukes and a zillion well-trained soldiers — but it’s the same instinct that I feel about fighting someone who is really good at pool or has a face tattoo. They will retreat to the ice and we’ll have a bunch of troops from Florida slipping and sliding while a Greenlander pops out of an ice crevice and harvests their livers for winter.
Don’t fuck with people who live in extreme environments is like History of War 101. I wouldn’t even sass a penguin, much less get in a gun brawl with someone who voluntarily lives in Siberia. I saw Planet Ice. They melt their gas with blow torches just to get to work.