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Of course a businessman turned president would be interested. But Greenland is not for sale,
Murkowski and Chemnitz said in a statement obtained by POLITICO
We are certain that U.S. ambitions for national security can be achieved without altering Greenland’s autonomy … The future does not require us to redraw the borders on that map, but to work harder than ever across them,
Murkowski and Chemnitz saidGreenland is a wonderful place. We need it for international security. And I’m sure that Denmark will come along — it’s costing them a lot of money to maintain it, to keep it,
the Republican leader told reporters last week on his first day in the Oval OfficeAs legislators representing Greenland in Denmark and the United States, we see a better path forward. The United States, like Denmark, should recognize that the future will be defined by partnership, not ownership,
they added
In Trump 1, it was this weird thing, that he was going to buy Greenland, but this time there is more clarity,
said Nathalie Tocci, the director of the Istituto Affari Internazionali thinktank in Italy, said
It is just naive to believe that a nationalist Eurosceptic will all of a sudden become the sort of spokeswoman for Europe, rather than being Trump’s spokeswoman in Europe,
Tocci said
Hereby I launch the second phase of the offensive that aims to occupy Brussels,
Orbán saidTrump 1 was really perceived as this blip in history, whereas now Trump 2 has all the flavour of ongoing regime change in the United States,
Tocci said
In a way, one of the things that Trump shows us is that outside of the European Union, the UK finds itself quite exposed in these troubled times,
Menon told a London School of Economics blogOur position is clear. Europe is a large economic area with around 450 million citizens. We are strong. We stand together. Europe will not duck and hide.”
ScholzNobody thinks he’s going to actually do that,
said Leslie Vinjamuri, the director of the US and Americas programme at the Chatham House thinktankThe EU is probably big enough to protect itself from Trump’s tariffs. I’m not convinced the UK is,
Anand Menon, European politics professor at King’s College London, saidI don’t think Europe has any alternative but to push back against Musk and to do something about trying to counter this very powerful technological platform,
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It is important to the government that Greenlanders can live in Denmark without being met with prejudice, which unfortunately is not the reality today,
Integration Minister Kaare Dybvad Bek said in a statement
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If Trump tried to buy Greenland, he would have to ask London first,
Høyem told The Sunday Times
Recent events have clearly shown that racism against Greenlanders exists in certain circles and especially on social media,
Aaja Chemnitz, who represents Greenland in the Danish parliament, was quoted saying in Monday's statementThe Danes are utterly freaked out by this,
they added
In the end, it's all about keeping the country strong economically, and the things that the president is doing and the things he's talking about, I think there's a very compelling argument on Panama, a very compelling argument on Greenland and optimism in America that we haven't seen in a long time,
Thune said
I mean, one of the reasons you see other countries - Saudis, and others - wanting to invest in America is because they see America now as an attractive place to invest, knowing full well that they're going to have a different economic environment to deal with when it comes to taxes, and regulation, and energy, and a whole range of other issues,
Thune said
Trump is quite different from almost all previous leaders since the early Middle Ages. He does not even pretend - with Greenland or Gaza or international aid - to be acting for just reasons. The impact of this naked abuse of power will be staggering."
Rory Stewart, former British Conservative MP and political podcast host, wrote on X