Greenland’s prime minister seeks independence after Trump’s takeover comments

Greenland’s Prime Minister, Mott Egedy, recently announced his intentions for the island’s future, stating that taking major steps to gain independence from Denmark is “essential.”

Egede’s comments, which came after a December 22 post on Truth Social by President-elect Donald Trump Call for “ownership and control” of Greenland, focusing on the basis of secession from Denmark.

“The upcoming new election period, in cooperation with citizens, must take these new steps, based on the foundations that have already been laid,” Egedi said. “It is time for us to take a step and shape our future, as well as with whom we will cooperate closely and who our business partners will be.”

Houses on the coast in Nuuk, Greenland. (Marlie Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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In his first term, Trump tried to buy the mineral-rich and geographically important region in what he called a “big real estate deal.” Fox News Digital previously reported.

Greenland’s Prime Minister Miot Egedy said last week: “Greenland is ours.” “We are not for sale and we will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.

Sedco 709 offshore oil drilling rig on Davis Street, between southwest Greenland and Baffin Island. (Getty Images)

American interest in Greenland It dates back to the nineteenth century.

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In 1867, the State Department considered purchasing both Greenland and Iceland, recognizing their strategic importance, Fox News reported. After World War IIDenmark rejected a $100 million offer from President Harry Truman to buy the island.

Anne-Sophie Torrensøe Olsen and Alexander Lüders Rex Bach from the municipality of Ejedal are welcomed by Danish Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian at a dinner on the occasion of Prince Christian’s 18th birthday at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, on October 15, 2023. 200 young people from 98 municipalities participated in the The country in addition to the Faroe Islands and Greenland at the October 15 gala dinner. (Photo by Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP) / Denmark Exit (Photo by Emil Nicolai Helms/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)

Get the land It would represent the largest expansion of American territory in history, topping the Louisiana Purchase.

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“Greenland is ours,” Greenland’s Prime Minister Miot Egedy said last week. “We are not for sale and we will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.

Fox News Digital’s Yasmine Baher contributed to this story.