Greenland’s Prime Minister, Múte Egede, recently declared his intentions for the island’s future, saying it was “necessary” to take major steps to achieve independence from Denmark.
Egede’s remarks, which follow a December 22 article on Truth Social by President-elect Donald Trump advocating for “ownership and control” of Greenland, focused on the basis of secession from Denmark.
“The new upcoming election period must, together with the citizens, create these new steps, based on the foundations already created,” Egede said. “It is time that we ourselves take a step forward and shape our future, especially with regard to who we will cooperate closely with and who will be our business partners.”
Houses are seen on the coastline in Nuuk, Greenland. (Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Trump attempted during his first term to purchase the mineral-rich and geographically important territory in what he called a “big real estate deal.” Fox News Digital previously reported.
“Greenland is ours,” Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede said last week. “We are not for sale and never will be. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.
The Sedco 709 offshore oil drilling platform in Davis Strait, between southwest Greenland and Baffin Island. (Getty Images)
American interest in Greenland dates back to the 1800s.
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In 1867, the State Department considered purchasing Greenland and Iceland, recognizing their strategic importance, Fox News reported. After World War IIDenmark refused a $100 million offer from President Harry Truman for the island.
Anne-Sofie Toernsoe Olesen and Alexander Lüders Rix Bach from Egedal Municipality are received by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian at a gala dinner for Prince Christian’s 18th birthday at the castle from Christiansborg in Copenhagen, October 15, 2023. 200 young people from the country’s 98 municipalities as well as the Faroe Islands and from Greenland participated in the gala dinner on October 15. (Photo by Emil Nicolai Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by EMIL NICOLAI HELMS/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Acquire the land would mark the largest expansion of American territory in history, surpassing the Louisiana Purchase.
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“Greenland is ours,” Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede said last week. “We are not for sale and never will be. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.
Jasmine Baehr of Fox News Digital contributed to this story.
