Trump says ownership of Greenland ‘is an absolute necessity’
Donald Trump, the next president, expressed his renewed interest on Sunday in the United States gaining control of Denmark's Greenland independent territory.
"The United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity for purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World," Trump stated in a statement announcing his appointment of Ken Howery as ambassador to Denmark.
Mute Egede, the prime minister of Greenland, has already reacted negatively to Trump's comments, stating in a statement that "Greenland is ours." We are not, and never will be, for sale. We must not give up on our protracted fight for liberty," Reuters said.
During his first term as president, Trump made several proposals to buy Greenland.
In 2019, he informed reporters ...