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‘We have to have it’: Trump renews push for Greenland as Denmark protests
US president cites national security as rationale for his efforts to take control of the self-governing Arctic island
In appointing Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland, Trump said that the governor of the US state of Louisiana understands 'how essential' the Arctic island is to US national security [File: Brendan Smialowski/AFP]
By News Agencies
Published On 23 Dec 2025
United States President Donald Trump has stepped up his campaign to take Greenland, declaring the Danish territory essential to Washington’s national security and appointing a special envoy he said would “lead the charge”.
Trump’s comments on Monday came as the leaders of Denmark and Greenland protested against remarks by the new envoy, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, who said he would make the Arctic territory “a part of the US”.
Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, Trump reiterated his position that Greenland is vital to US defence interests.
“We need Greenland for national security, not for minerals,” the US president said. “If you take a look at Greenland, you look up and down the coast, you have Russian and Chinese ships all over the place… We have to have it.”
The remarks followed Trump’s Sunday announcement of Landry’s appointment, in which he praised the governor for understanding “how essential Greenland is to our national security”.
Landry subsequently posted on X that it was “an honour to serve… in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the US”, adding that the role would not affect his gubernatorial duties.
Landry’s statement drew a sharp rebuke from Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who issued a joint statement asserting that “Greenland belongs to Greenlanders”.
“You cannot annex another country. Not even with an argument about international security,” they said. “The US shall not take over Greenland.”
Denmark summons US diplomat over Greenland ‘influence’ attempts
Nielson wrote separately on Facebook that the US moves “may sound big, but it does not change anything for us”. “We decide our own future,” he said.
By News Agencies
Published On 23 Dec 2025
United States President Donald Trump has stepped up his campaign to take Greenland, declaring the Danish territory essential to Washington’s national security and appointing a special envoy he said would “lead the charge”.
Trump’s comments on Monday came as the leaders of Denmark and Greenland protested against remarks by the new envoy, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, who said he would make the Arctic territory “a part of the US”.
Speaking to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, Trump reiterated his position that Greenland is vital to US defence interests.
“We need Greenland for national security, not for minerals,” the US president said. “If you take a look at Greenland, you look up and down the coast, you have Russian and Chinese ships all over the place… We have to have it.”
The remarks followed Trump’s Sunday announcement of Landry’s appointment, in which he praised the governor for understanding “how essential Greenland is to our national security”.
Landry subsequently posted on X that it was “an honour to serve… in this volunteer position to make Greenland a part of the US”, adding that the role would not affect his gubernatorial duties.
Landry’s statement drew a sharp rebuke from Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who issued a joint statement asserting that “Greenland belongs to Greenlanders”.
“You cannot annex another country. Not even with an argument about international security,” they said. “The US shall not take over Greenland.”
Denmark summons US diplomat over Greenland ‘influence’ attempts
Nielson wrote separately on Facebook that the US moves “may sound big, but it does not change anything for us”. “We decide our own future,” he said.
Frederiksen added in an Instagram post, “It is a difficult situation that our allies for a lifetime are putting us in.”
Earlier on Monday, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Lokke Rasmussen said he would summon US envoy Kenneth Howery to express his country’s deep anger over Landry’s appointment. Rasmussen also called the governor’s comments on annexing Greenland “totally unacceptable”.
The Trump administration also put further pressure on Copenhagen on Monday, when it suspended leases for five large offshore wind projects being built off the East Coast of the US, including two being developed by Denmark’s state-controlled Orsted.
The European Union, meanwhile, swiftly rallied behind Denmark.
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa declared “full solidarity” with Copenhagen and emphasised that “territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law”.
Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has repeatedly declared that the US “needs” the resource-rich island and declined to rule out the use of military force to secure it. The self-governing territory, which lies between Europe and North America, hosts a key US ballistic missile defence system and has substantial mineral deposits, which could reduce US reliance on Chinese exports.
According to an opinion poll conducted in January, the vast majority of Greenland’s 57,000 people want to become independent from Denmark, but they do not wish to become part of the US.
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S-Whole Clown wants Greenland, Canada, Venezuela, and also Gaza, purportedly as a playground riviera but more to please its Lord and Master Israel.
Instead Clown should 'return' Texas to Mexico, California to Spain, Louisiana to France, Alaska to Russia, Hawaii to the natives and last but not least the entire American mainland to the First Americans.
Return Tibet to Tibetans
ReplyDeleteReturn East Turkestan to the Uyghurs.
Leave Taiwan to its own self government.
East Turkestan??? wakakaka
DeleteEast Turkestan DID exist as an independent entity. Only CCP lovers just Deny, Deny, Deny everything.
DeleteWiki:
DeleteEast Turkestan or East Turkistan (Uyghur: شەرقىي تۈركىستان, ULY: Sherqiy Türkistan, UKY: Шәрқий Туркистан) is a loosely defined geographical region in the northwestern part of the People's Republic of China, on the cross roads of East and Central Asia.[1] The term was coined in the 19th century by Russian Turkologists, including Nikita Bichurin, who intended the name to replace the common Western term for the region, "Chinese Turkestan", which referred to the Tarim Basin in Southern Xinjiang.
Chinese Turkestan or Xinjiang
DeleteFirst East Turkestan Republic (1933-1934): A short-lived Islamic republic declared in Kashgar following the Kumul Rebellion, it was suppressed by Chinese warlords.
DeleteSecond East Turkestan Republic (1944-1946): Emerging from the Ili Rebellion, this Soviet-backed state controlled northern Xinjiang but was reformed into a coalition government with the Republic of China, eventually dissolving.
This know-nothing mfer chooses to leak about inconsequential fart when facing a REAL bullying tactic forcing on Denmark!
DeleteSay so so much about its selectivity.
TIPU, BULLY, RAMPASS.
DeleteBiasa lah.
Louisiana and Alaska were purchased legally from Russia and France. Willing buyer willing seller.
DeleteIf Californians and Texans want to become Mexicans or Spanish etc are they even asking today?
TIPU, BULLY, RAMPASS
DeleteWalau-eh, memang betul terlampau! Tapi siapa ni?
These mfers, can be very selective in choosing their target!
Ooop… how about Hawaii? Texas?
DeleteThe US has seized and subsequently annexed numerous territories throughout its history, via a mix of purchase, treaty, and military force. Most of the continental US and some Pacific and Caribbean islands were acquired this way.
These acquisitions can be broadly categorized into areas that became states and those that remain U.S. territories.
Mfer, read the REAL expansion & formation of the USofA via genuine historical records. Not from yr own wet dream!
East Turkestan was coined in the 19th century by Russian Turkologists who intended the name to replace the common Chinese term for the region, "西域" - that referred to the Tarim Basin in Southern Xinjiang since the Tang Dynasty of 2400yes ago.
DeleteThere was NEVER a sizable governing entity as the Turkic normads were individual warring tribes that had NEVER been coagulated into a single empire.
🚨🇨🇳 BREAKING: China condemned the US assault on a Venezuelan oil tanker in the Caribbean and rejected unilateral sanctions against such vessels, calling them illegal and contrary to international law.
ReplyDelete🚨 BREAKING: China Discovers “International Law” (Temporarily) 🚨
China—the world’s largest floating parking enforcer in the South Sea has bravely condemned the U.S. for “violating international law” after an oil tanker seizure near Venezuela.
Yes, that China.
The same China that:
•Treats international waters like a personal bathtub
•Draws borders with a Sharpie
•Bullies fishing boats with aircraft carriers
•And believes “rules-based order” means rules written in Mandarin, enforced by vibes
Suddenly they’re clutching their pearls like a Victorian aunt who just fainted on a chaise lounge.
“International law has been violated,” says Beijing,
a government that:
•Arrests lawyers for reading books 📚
•Runs concentration camps and calls them “vocational spas”
•Steals IP like it’s a national sport
•And thinks contracts are suggestions
Let’s be clear:
This is like a career car thief calling the police because someone jaywalked.
The tanker wasn’t “seized,” it was confiscated—the same way cops confiscate cocaine, fake Rolexes, or Alibaba-brand fighter jets.
China isn’t mad about law.
China is mad because:
•The U.S. enforced it
•And didn’t ask permission
Which, for Beijing, is the real crime.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry saying “international law” is like:
•A vegan lecturing you with a cheeseburger in hand
•A pirate giving a TED Talk on maritime ethics
•Or Venezuela teaching an economics course titled “How Not to Starve”
Final verdict:
China didn’t condemn anything.
They snitched for the cartel and pretended it was diplomacy.
international laws as defined by whom & for what purposes, mfer?
DeleteWhat's wrong in enforcing maritime order in one's own backyard? Ysnkee definitely thinks that its has right & might to enforce 'terms' as it sees fit - preventing narcotics smugglering just comes out of thin air in international water!
So, mfering statements of :
'The same China that:
•Treats international waters like a personal bathtub
•Draws borders with a Sharpie
•Bullies fishing boats with aircraft carriers
•And believes “rules-based order” means rules written in Mandarin, enforced by vibes'
used by the Yankee suddenly becomes Chinese acts!
Mfer, proves them lah. Lies would help yr farts.
Similarly,
'a government that:
•Arrests lawyers for reading books 📚
•Runs concentration camps and calls them “vocational spas”
•Steals IP like it’s a national sport
•And thinks contracts are suggestions
R just yr regurgitated vomits repeated thousands of times. Thinking u r Joseph Goebbels reborn!
The tanker WAS “seized,” it was confiscated basef on filmsy & made-up rule, ain't the same way cops confiscate cocaine, fake Rolexes, or Alibaba-brand fighter jets. Wakakaka… only blurred f*ck likes u buying it from imitating Alibaba site.
Mfer, China is MAD, same like very law abiding & conscious nations because:
•The U.S. enforced it using its own interpretation of rules invented by it
•And didn’t ask permission, likening the offended countries or UN r its playbook
U want FINAL VERDICT?
The Yankee is desperate for its lost of mighty charm that it used to show the rest of the world. Right now its trying to salvaging that lost by bullying am its surrounding neighborhoods - proving Henry Kissinger's widely cited adage, "To be an enemy of America can be dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal".
•Treats international waters like a personal bathtub
ReplyDelete. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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•Runs concentration camps and calls them “vocational spas”
•Steals IP like it’s a national sport
•And thinks contracts are suggestions
You keep on repeating all the lies and false allegations of the kwailos, it only reflect on your intelligence. Those questions have been responded, answered, explained thousand of times and not worth answering again and again.
The tanker wasn’t “seized,” it was confiscated not because the tanker broke any law but purely because US run mafia law, if not, can you quote under which section it is under the United Nations Charter.