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Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede recently declared his intentions for the island’s future, stating that it is “necessary” to take major steps toward independence from Denmark.
Egede’s comments, which follow a December 22 post in Truth Social of President-elect Donald Trump advocating “ownership and control” of Greenland, focusing on the basis for secession from Denmark.
“The next new electoral period must create, together with citizens, these new steps, based on the bases already created,” said Egede. “It is high time for us ourselves to step up and shape our future, also in terms of who we will cooperate closely with and who will be our business partners.”
Houses are seen on the coast of Nuuk, Greenland. (Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
Trump attempted in his first term to purchase the geographically important and mineral-rich territory in what he called a “massive real estate deal.” Fox News Digital previously reported.
“Greenland is ours,” Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede said last week. “We are not for sale and we never will be. We must not lose our long fight for freedom.
The Sedco 709 offshore oil drilling platform in Davis Straight, between southwest Greenland and Baffin Island. (Getty Images)
American interest in Greenland dates back to the 19th century.
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In 1867, the State Department explored the possibility of purchasing Greenland and Iceland, recognizing their strategic importance, Fox News reported. After World War IIDenmark rejected a $100 million offer from President Harry Truman for the island.
Anne-Sofie Toernsoe Olesen and Alexander Lüders Rix Bach from Egedal Municipality are welcomed by Danish Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian at a gala dinner for Prince Christian’s 18th birthday at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen , on October 15, 2023. 200 young people At the gala dinner on October 15, people from the 98 municipalities of the country participated, as well as the Faroe Islands and Greenland. (Photo by Emil Nicolai Helms / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by EMIL NICOLAI HELMS/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
acquiring the land it would mark the largest expansion of American territory in history, surpassing the Louisiana Purchase.
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“Greenland is ours,” Greenlandic Prime Minister Mute Egede said last week. “We are not for sale and we never will be. We must not lose our long fight for freedom.
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this story.
