Politicians come together against Trump’s “unacceptable behavior”

Greenland’s main political parties issued a joint statement to condemn the “unacceptable behavior” of Donald Trump, after the president of the United States seemed to increase his campaign to take care of the island.

The unit show saw all the leaders of the parties in the Inatsisartut, the Parliament, published a joint message that says that “they cannot accept repeated statements about the annexation and control of Greenland.”

On Thursday a meeting between Trump and NATO general secretary, Mark Rutte, where the president seemed to double his annexation plan.

The Joint Declaration of Greenland was orchestrated by the outgoing prime minister Mute B Egede, whose party was defeated in an election on Tuesday.

“Our country will never be from the United States and the Greenlands will never be Americans,” Egede wrote on Facebook. “Don’t keep dealing with disrespect. It’s enough.”

Greenland, the largest island in the world, between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, has been controlled by Denmark, almost 3,000 km (1,860 miles) away, for approximately 300 years.

Greenland governs his own national matters, but decisions on the policy of foreigners and defense are taken in Copenhagen.

The United States has had a security interest on the island. He has had a military base there since World War II, and Trump is probably also interested in rare earth minerals that could be extracted.

Greenland was already defensive about Trump’s annexed talk, but his comments to Routte in the White House sent more shock waves when he implied that NATO’s help could be necessary to seize the island.

“You know, Mark, we need that for international security … We have many of our favorite players who browse the coast, and we have to be careful,” Trump said.

“We will talk to you,” he added.

When asked about the perspective of annexation, Trump said: “I think that will happen.”

Rutte has been criticized both in Greenland and Denmark for not reprimanding Trump. Instead, he said that “I would leave that (problem) outside … I don’t want to drag NATO to that.”

Then he turned to praise, something that several world leaders have used when dealing with Donald Trump, saying that he was “all the reason” that the Arctic security must be maintained.

He joint declaration From Greenland’s politicians, they emphasized that they are united in their rejection against Trump’s plan.

“Greenland continues the work for Greenland,” said the statement.

“We all support this effort and strongly distance ourselves from attempts to create discord.”

His decision to speak occurred three days after the elections in which the opposition of the right -wing center, the Democratic Party, won a surprise victory.

Its leader, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who is probably the new Greenland prime minister, is now negotiating with other parties to form a coalition.