Donald Trump, who was ushered into office earlier this week, has already begun to implement many major plans.
He aspires to take on new challenges, such as altering the name of the Gulf of Mexico and releasing classified documents.
Trump has made it clear that he wants to acquire Greenland, as discussed before his inauguration on Monday (January 20).
Even more so after the US president received a ‘horrific’ phone call that allegedly ‘freaked out’ Danish officials.
Greenland is the world’s biggest island and a mostly autonomous part of Denmark, which has stated that it is not for sale.
Trump’s ‘fiery’ phone call
The interest of Trump and his government in acquiring Greenland has not been taken seriously, but a recent phone call appears to have ratcheted it up.
Danish officials, who chose to remain unnamed, spoke to the Financial Times after Trump met with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.
They claimed the president was fiery, belligerent, and confrontational, despite an offer to strengthen Greenland-US collaboration on military bases and natural resources.
Why does Trump want Greenland?
Before being inaugurated, Trump explained why he wanted to buy Greenland.
“People don’t really know if Denmark has any legal right to it,” Trump claimed while speaking to reporters. “But if they do, they should give it up because we need it for national security – that’s for the free world. I’m talking about protecting the free world.
“You don’t even need binoculars, you look outside you have China, ships all over the place. You have Russian ships all over the place. We’re not letting that happen.”
He echoed this in a post to his social media platform, Truth Social, where Trump said: “For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.
“Greenland is an incredible place. The people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation. We will protect it, cherish it, from a very vicious outside World. “MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”
What Greenland thinks
Frederikson has previously stated that Greenland’s prime minister, Mute Edege, ‘has been very, very clear… there is a lot of support among the people of Greenland that Greenland is not for sale and will not be in the future’.
And, while Edege has previously advocated for Greenland’s independence from Denmark, he has indicated no desire for the island to join the United States.
