{"id":8175,"date":"2026-01-10T15:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8175"},"modified":"2026-01-10T15:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:39:17","slug":"we-do-not-want-to-be-americans-greenland-parties-reject-trumps-threats-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8175","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We do not want to be Americans\u2019: Greenland parties reject Trump\u2019s threats | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Joint statement by all five political parties elected to Greenland\u2019s parliament says island\u2019s future must be decided by its people.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 10 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">10 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Greenland\u2019s political parties have rejected United States President Donald Trump\u2019s repeated threats to take control of the Arctic island, saying that its future must be decided by its people.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory to prevent Russia or China from occupying the \u200dstrategically located island, raising concerns worldwide.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cWe emphasise once again our desire for the US contempt for our country to end,\u201d the leaders of all five political parties elected to Greenland\u2019s parliament said \u200din a joint statement \u2060late on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not want to be Americans, we do not want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,\u201d they said in the statement, posted on social media by Greenland\u2019s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo other country can meddle in this. We must decide our country\u2019s future ourselves \u2013 without pressure to make a hasty decision, without procrastination, and without interference from other countries,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>A meeting of Greenland\u2019s parliament, the Inatsisartut, will be brought forward to ensure that a fair and comprehensive political debate takes place and that the people\u2019s rights are secured, the leaders said.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200bdate of the meeting has not yet been determined. Greenland\u2019s \u200cparliament last met in November and had been scheduled to meet again on February 3, according to its website.<\/p>\n<p>The statement by the political parties came hours after\u00a0Trump on Friday said he would \u201cdo something on Greenland whether they like it \u200cor not\u201d, and that the US military presence in the island under a 1951 agreement with fellow NATO member Denmark is not \u200cenough to guarantee the island\u2019s defence.<\/p>\n<p>European capitals have been scrambling to come up with a coordinated response after the White House said this week that Trump wanted to buy Greenland and refused to rule out military action.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s renewed push \u2060for Greenland, after US military intervention in Venezuela, worries many of the island\u2019s 57,000 inhabitants, whose widely held goal is to eventually become an independent nation.<\/p>\n<p>A 2009 agreement between Greenland and Denmark explicitly recognised Greenlanders\u2019 right to independence \u200cif they choose, but while all five parties say they want independence, they differ on how and when to achieve it.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition currently in power in Greenland is not in favour of hasty independence. The only opposition party, Naleraq, which won 24.5 percent of the vote in the 2025 legislative election, wants to cut ties as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that an American takeover of Greenland would mark the end of NATO.<\/p>\n<p>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is due to meet next week with Denmark\u2019s foreign minister and representatives from Greenland. Trump had offered to buy Greenland in 2019 during his first presidential term, but was rebuffed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joint statement by all five political parties elected to Greenland\u2019s parliament says island\u2019s future must be decided by its people. 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