{"id":2410118,"date":"2025-03-05T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T19:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shakes-europe-with-one-mention-of-greenland-we-are-going-to-get-it-one-way-or-the-other\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T14:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T19:41:44","slug":"trump-shakes-europe-with-one-mention-of-greenland-we-are-going-to-get-it-one-way-or-the-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shakes-europe-with-one-mention-of-greenland-we-are-going-to-get-it-one-way-or-the-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Shakes Europe with One Mention of Greenland: &#8216;We Are Going to Get It One Way or the Other&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-shakes-europe-with-one-mention-of-greenland-we-are-going-to-get-it-one-way-or-the-other%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2410118&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President \u200cDonald Trump has expressed his intention to annex Greenland, emphasizing its importance for U.S. national and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-n-peacekeepers-killed-in-central-african-republic-before-election\/\" title=\"U.N. peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic before election\">international security<\/a>. Speaking before Congress, he invited the residents of Greenland to join the \u200dUnited states, claiming that this acquisition would benefit them economically. He\u2062 highlighted Greenland&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/salena-zito-in-pursuit-of-the-normal\/\" title=\"Salena Zito: In Pursuit of the Normal\">sparse population<\/a> of approximately 60,000 and its\u2063 significant economic potential.<\/p>\n<p>Though, Trump&#8217;s statements were met with criticism from European leaders, particularly from Denmark, which currently \u200dgoverns Greenland. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen acknowledged Trump&#8217;s respect for Greenlandic self-determination\u200d but noted that the residents do not appear interested\u2063 in becoming part of the U.S. Danish prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had previously called Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">annexation remarks \u201cabsurd<\/a>.\u201d Simultaneously occurring, the Prime Minister of Greenland, M\u00fate Egede, has indicated a desire for independence from Denmark rather\u200d than \u2064integration into the U.S. critics argue that Trump&#8217;s\u2064 approach \u2063views Greenland primarily as a strategic asset rather than \u200drecognizing the needs and desires of its inhabitants.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump vowed that the United States would annex Greenland, provoking disdain among European leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said in a Tuesday speech before Congress that acquiring Greenland is necessary for American national security, promising that the island in the North Atlantic would join the country.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We strongly support your right to determine your own future. And if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America,&rdquo; Trump told residents of Greenland during the speech, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/us-will-take-greenland-one-way-or-the-other-donald-trump-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, he added, &ldquo;We need Greenland for national security and even international security.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And we&rsquo;re working with everybody involved to try and get it,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I think we&rsquo;re going to get it one way or the other. We&rsquo;re going to get it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump said that the deal would benefit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/strategic-importance-trumps-move-acquire-greenland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenlanders<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will keep you safe. We will make you rich, and together we will take Greenland to heights like you have never thought possible before.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump emphasized that although the island is sparsely populated, currently at some 60,000 residents, the vast territory has considerable economic potential.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NOW &ndash; Trump on taking Greenland: &ldquo;I think we&rsquo;re gonna get it&mdash;one way or the other we&rsquo;re gonna get it.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V3ZK81gRCK\">pic.twitter.com\/V3ZK81gRCK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disclosetv\/status\/1897131791632523675?\">March 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  European leaders, especially those in Denmark, which currently controls the island territory, reacted poorly to the suggestion.<\/p>\n<p>However, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen voiced approval that Trump said the United States respects &ldquo;the right to Greenlandic self-determination,&rdquo; saying that was &ldquo;the most important part of that speech,&rdquo; per Politico.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They want to loosen their ties to Denmark. We are working on that,&rdquo; Rasmussen continued, &ldquo;but I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have the impression that they want to do that in order become an integrated part of America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Politico noted that Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen previously called Trump&rsquo;s calls for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-paves-path-purchasing-greenland-new-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenland&rsquo;s<\/a> annexation &ldquo;absurd.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Greenland&rsquo;s Prime Minister M&uacute;te Egede, who supports the island&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/greenlands-prime-minister-demands-parent-country-act-afraid-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">independence<\/a> from Denmark, has said that his people &ldquo;don&rsquo;t want to be Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Anders Vistisen, who leads the right-wing Danish People&rsquo;s Party, also rebuked the assertions from Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s words make it clear that the United States views Greenland as a strategic asset, not as a people with the right to true self-determination,&rdquo; Vistisen told Politico.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Trump truly wants a good relationship with Greenland, he should start by respecting their and Denmark&rsquo;s sovereignty instead of trying to bully his way to influence,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a speech to Congress, he stated that acquiring Greenland is vital for American national security and assured that the island would become part of the U.S. He expressed support for the residents&#8217; right to self-determination while emphasizing the strategic importance of Greenland. Despite its small population of around 60,000, Trump highlighted its economic potential and promised benefits for Greenlanders. European leaders, particularly from Denmark, reacted negatively to his comments; however, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen acknowledged Trump&#8217;s respect for Greenlandic self-determination as a key point in his speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2410119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-on-Greenland.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8447,47289,3634],"class_list":["post-2410118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-europe","tag-greenland","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Trump-on-Greenland.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410118"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410122,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410118\/revisions\/2410122"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}