Denmark Has ‘Fundamental Disagreement’ With U.S. Over Greenland

“Ideas that would not respect territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark, and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are, of course, totally unacceptable. And we, therefore, still have a fundamental disagreement.” “How important it is from our side to strengthen our cooperation with the United States. But that doesn’t mean that we want to be owned by the United States.” “We need Greenland for national security. So we’re going to see what happens. If we don’t go in, Russia is going to go in and China is going to go in. And there’s not a thing that Denmark can do about it, but we can do everything about it.” “Donald Trump goes here and there and everywhere, and he are a person we all must be afraid for because there are something wrong with him. He are too much.” “We want to message that we are not for sale, and we don’t want to be part of the United States.” “I think it’s important for me because the enormous pressure that’s put on Greenland and our people, and I think it’s important that we stand here and show courage because I think that’s what Trump wants us to feel like — afraid. So I think that it’s important that we show that Greenland is ours and we don’t want to be part of America. However, however much he tries to threaten us.”