Greenland’s PM Says “We Are Not For Sale” After President Trump Suggests The US Should Buy It

Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute Egede has responded to President Trump’s suggestion the United States should buy Greenland.

On Monday, Trump stated, “For purposes of national security and freedom throughout the world, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.”

In response to Trump, Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede stated, “Greenland is ours.”

He added, “We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.”

Omg…

Trump is going to acquire Greenland. pic.twitter.com/P5Z5CFj8x9

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) December 23, 2024

"Greenland is not up for sale,”

says Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede. pic.twitter.com/Lii8aQebrK

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) December 23, 2024

"Greenland is not up for sale,”

says Greenland's Prime Minister Mute Egede. pic.twitter.com/sV6H2xZzsY

— KD$ign (@KnoxEndemic) December 23, 2024

Here’s what CBS reported:

Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede said the island nation is “not for sale and will never be for sale,” after President-elect Donald Trump suggested the U.S. should take it over.

Trump posted on social media early Monday that “for purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity.” Greenland, a large icy Arctic island with over 50,000 residents, is a self-ruling territory of Denmark. Greenland’s leader responded swiftly.

“Greenland is ours,” Egede wrote. “We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.”

The post came just hours after Trump announced his intention to nominate Ken Howery for U.S. ambassador to Denmark. Howery was the U.S. ambassador to Sweden during Trump’s first term.

This isn’t the first time Trump has suggested the U.S. somehow purchase the island. In 2019, during Trump’s first term, he said he was considering buying Greenland for strategic reasons. Greenland’s leadership made it clear the island was not for sale then, too.

🚨🇺🇸 TRUMP '100% SERIOUS' ABOUT BUYING GREENLAND AND PANAMA CANAL

This isn’t a history lesson from 1867. Trump is dead serious about expanding U.S. territory to take on China and Russia.

Greenland? He’s eyeing it. The Panama Canal? Yep, that too.

Back in his first term, Trump… pic.twitter.com/WrKfjovd7q

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 24, 2024