{"id":2572459,"date":"2026-02-22T23:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greenland-rejects-trumps-hospital-ship-no-thanks\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T23:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:16:52","slug":"greenland-rejects-trumps-hospital-ship-no-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greenland-rejects-trumps-hospital-ship-no-thanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenland rejects Trump&#8217;s hospital ship: &#8216;No thanks&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fgreenland-rejects-trumps-hospital-ship-no-thanks%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=2572459&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>Greenland has rejected President Trump&#8217;s plan to send a U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-kristi-noem-fauci-is-wrong-a-lot\/\" title=\"Gov. Kristi Noem: \u2018Fauci Is Wrong A Lot\u2019\">hospital ship<\/a> to the island, with Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen calling it \u201ca no thank you from here.\u201d Nielsen noted that greenland provides free healthcare through its public system and urged Trump to cooperate with Greenland rather than making unilateral statements on social media. The move comes as NATO increases its Arctic military activity and the UK deploys its largest warship to deter Russia. Trump said the ship, named the President Donald Trump, was sent to tend to Greenland\u2019s sick and indicated the decision was made with Gov. Jeff Landry, who was named a special envoy to Greenland.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Greenland rejects Trump&rsquo;s hospital ship: &lsquo;No thanks&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The hospital ship President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4466994\/greer-trade-partners-stand-by-deals\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> sent to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4463463\/promises-trump-2025-joint-session-congress\/\">Greenland<\/a> is receiving an icy welcome from officials of the Arctic island.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4466725\/us-hospital-ship-greenland\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4466725\/us-hospital-ship-greenland\/\">announced<\/a> Saturday that he sent a U.S. hospital ship to &ldquo;take care&rdquo; of Greenland&rsquo;s population. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s declaration comes as he has set his eye on the island, and claimed the vessel is being sent to tend to sick people &ldquo;not being taken care of there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4467040\/iran-talks-to-resume-trump-considers-strike\/\">Iran talks to resume after Trump goes public on strike option<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4466923\/mexico-cartel-leader-el-mencho-dead\/\">Mexican security forces kill leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel &#8216;El Mencho&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4466725\/us-hospital-ship-greenland\/\">US sent hospital ship to Greenland, Trump says<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>However, Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen signaled on Sunday he would rejecting the ship&rsquo;s services, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/02\/22\/trump-greenland-hospital-ship\/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_source=bluesky,facebook,threads,twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2026\/02\/22\/trump-greenland-hospital-ship\/?utm_campaign=wp_main&amp;utm_source=bluesky,facebook,threads,twitter&amp;utm_medium=social\">saying <\/a>it&rsquo;s &ldquo;a no thank you from here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2511757\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prime Minister of Greenland Jens Frederik Nielsen at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday Feb. 14, 2026. (Marijan Murat\/dpa via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump&rsquo;s idea of sending an American hospital ship here to Greenland has been noted. But we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-building-vaccine-plant-in-zimbabwe-that-may-carry-dubious-coronavirus-product\/\" title=\"Cuba Building Vaccine ...t in Zimbabwe that May Carry Dubious Coronavirus Product\">public healthcare system<\/a> where treatment is free for citizens,&rdquo; Nielsen said. &ldquo;That is a deliberate choice &mdash; and a fundamental part of our society. That is not how it works in the USA.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nielsen also urged Trump to cooperate with Greenland &ldquo;instead of making random statements on social media.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dialogue and cooperation require respect for the fact that decisions about our country are made here at home,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prime minister added<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4461027\/norway-svalbard-trojan-horse-china-russia\/\"><strong>NORWAY&rsquo;S SVALBARD IS A TROJAN HORSE FOR CHINA AND RUSSIA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump indicated his decision to send the ship was made with Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA), who the president  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4342594\/trump-taps-jeff-landry-as-greenland-special-envoy\/\">tapped<\/a> to serve as special envoy to Greenland in December.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s direction of the hospital ship to Greenland comes shortly after NATO began boosting its defense in the Arctic, largely conducting military drills. The United Kingdom also recently announced it would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458555\/uk-largest-warship-arctic-deployment\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4458555\/uk-largest-warship-arctic-deployment\/\">deploy<\/a> its largest warship to the region in an effort to deter Russian aggression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greenland snubs Trump&#8217;s hospital ship<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2572460,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26045652284759-e1771799752923.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3817,4551,47289,74330,3634],"class_list":["post-2572459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomacy","tag-foreign-policy","tag-greenland","tag-hospital-ship-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26045652284759-e1771799752923.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572459","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2572459"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2572463,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2572459\/revisions\/2572463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2572460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2572459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2572459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2572459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}