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Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede recently explained his intentions for the island’s future, stating that major steps toward gaining independence from Denmark are “necessary.”
Egede’s comments follow a Dec. 22 post on Truth Social by President-elect Donald Trump Advocacy for “ownership and control” of Greenland, with emphasis on secession from Denmark.
“The upcoming new legislative period must take these new steps together with the citizens, based on the foundations already laid,” said Egede. “It is time for us to take a step ourselves and shape our future, including in terms of who we will work closely with and who our trading partners will be.”
Houses are seen on the coast in Nuuk, Greenland. (Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Trump tried to buy the mineral-rich, geographically important area in his first term in what he called a “big real estate deal.” Fox News Digital previously reported.
“Greenland is ours,” Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said last week. “We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long fight for freedom.”
The Sedco 709 offshore oil rig in Davis Straight, between southwest Greenland and Baffin Island. (Getty Images)
American interest in Greenland dates from the 19th century.
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In 1867, the State Department looked into purchasing Greenland and Iceland and recognized their strategic importance, Fox News reported. After the Second World WarDenmark rejected a $100 million offer from President Harry Truman for the island.
Anne-Sofie Toernsoe Olesen and Alexander Lüders Rix Bach from the municipality of Egedal are received by Danish Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian at a gala dinner for Prince Christian’s 18th birthday at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen on October 15, 2023. 200 young people The gala dinner on October 15th was attended by people from the country’s 98 municipalities as well as the Faroe Islands and Greenland. (Photo by Emil Nicolai Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by EMIL NICOLAI HELMS/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Acquisition of the property would represent the largest expansion of American territory in history, surpassing the Louisiana Purchase.
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“Greenland is ours,” Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said last week. “We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long fight for freedom.”
Jasmine Baehr of Fox News Digital contributed to this story.
