Despite Donald Trump claiming the island’s population ‘want to be with us’, Greenlanders overwhelmingly rejected the idea

A new opinion poll shows 85% of Greenlanders do not want their island to become a part of the United States, after Donald Trump called for the US to take control of the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Since his re-election, Trump has reiterated his interest in acquiring the Arctic island, which is controlled by Denmark but has a large degree of autonomy.

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In 2023, the country failed to finish in the top three as Denmark won the Bocuse d’Or, a fine-dining competition. This year, France reclaimed the crown.

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In the Cretaceous period, a shark or another kind of fish found sea lilies less than digestible. What you might expect followed.

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The prime minister does a European tour while announcing more spending on security around the island, following President Trump’s stated desire to have Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory, as part of the U.S.

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Mette Frederiksen calls for greater cooperation as she visits Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up unity

The Danish prime minister said Europe must “stand together” in the face of changing relations with the US during a tour of Berlin, Paris and Brussels to shore up support amid Donald Trump’s threats over Greenland.

After weeks in the spotlight over the US president’s plan to take over the autonomous Danish territory, and days after a reportedly “horrendous” call with Trump, Mette Frederiksen went on the whistle-stop tour in an attempted show of unity.

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French president says world’s most famous portrait will get its own room in the Louvre

As mentioned earlier, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen continues her European tour to show the EU’s unity over Greenland, and she has just been to see French president Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace.

No comments to the press this time.

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There were no Situation Room meetings and no quiet calls to de-escalate a dispute with an ally. Just threats, counterthreats, surrender and an indication of the president’s approach to Greenland and Panama.

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The president’s confrontational foreign policy has created opportunity for his allies on K Street who are willing to take on clients he has targeted.

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