Denmark PM: Trump serious about wanting Greenland takeover
Responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's interest in taking over Greenland, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Monday that while the threat appears serious, both Copenhagen and Nuuk have issued a clear refusal.
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- Published Date: 06:40 | 05 January 2026
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Monday that she believes U.S. President Donald Trump is serious about wanting to take over Greenland, and that both Denmark and Greenland have clearly rejected his ambition.
"Unfortunately, I think the American president should be taken seriously when he says he wants Greenland," Frederiksen told public broadcaster DR.
"I have made it very clear where the Kingdom of Denmark stands, and Greenland has repeatedly said that it does not want to be part of the United States," she added.
"If the United States attacks another NATO country, everything stops," Frederiksen said.
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