Danish official strikes back at Vance's Greenland comments
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"Our message to Denmark is very simple," Vance added. "You have not done a good job by the people of Greenland."
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President Donald Trump has made U.S. control of Greenland a pillar of his second term’s burgeoning foreign policy.
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“President Trump says that the United States ‘will get Greenland.’ Let me be clear: The United States will not get it. We do not belong to anyone else. We decide our own future,” Jens-Frederik Nielse...
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Danish officials have repeatedly told President Donald Trump that Greenland is "not for sale." Trump doesn't seem to care. The president continues to promote his vision for taking over Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark,
Denmark is open to discussions with the U.S. on how to "fix" the status quo in Greenland, the country's foreign minister said, after Vice President JD Vance's visit.
Greenland was colonized by Denmark in the 17th century, and was formally unified with the kingdom in 1814. The island was granted home rule in 1979 and received additional autonomy 30 years later — but Copenhagen continues to call the shots in terms of foreign, domestic and economic policies.
US Vice-President JD Vance has said that Denmark has "not done a good job" during a visit to Greenland. The comments come after US President Donald Trump's suggestion that the island, which is owned by Denmark, should become a part of the United States.