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Denmark is our closest partner, and it is natural that we meet as soon as possible,
Nielsen wrote in a post on FacebookOur message to Denmark is very simple: you have not done a good job by the people of Greenland,
Mr Vance saidI think there's a good possibility that we could do it without military force... This is world peace, this is international security, ... I don't take anything off the table.”
he said, but addedAt a time when we as a people are under pressure, we must stand together,
the former minister of industry and minerals said at the conference in his hometown, NuukI don’t care.”
When asked what message his threats sent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, given the invasion of Ukraine and annexation of regions, Trump repliedWe must respond with peace, dignity and unity
he said in a statementThis has to happen, and the reason, I hate to say it, is because our friends in Denmark have not done their job in keeping this area safe,
he saidThe United States won’t get that."
Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a pithy six-word response when asked about Trump's weekend commentsArctic security, an issue discovered by Trump and Vance very recently, was a preoccupation for decades during and after the cold war,
he wrotePresident Trump says that the United States ‘will get Greenland.’ Let me be clear: The United States will not get it. We do not belong to anyone else. We decide our own future,
Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook postWe’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100 percent.”
Trump said during an interview with NBC News on SaturdayThis is not how you speak to your close allies, and I still consider Denmark and the United States to be close allies.”
Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the Danish foreign minister, condemned Trump and Vance's delivery “tone,” declaring