Greenland Responds to Trump: We Did Not Extend an Invitation
A delegation featuring second lady Usha Vance is scheduled to arrive on the island this Thursday.
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Greenland's government announced on Monday that it did not invite an American delegation to visit this week, directly contradicting a claim made by President Donald Trump.
Usha Vance, wife of Vice President JD Vance, is set to arrive in the Danish territory on Thursday, accompanied by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
The planned visit has sparked considerable anger in Greenland, with outgoing Prime Minister Múte B. Egede denouncing it as part of the U.S.'s "very aggressive" efforts to take control of the Arctic island.
“We are now at a level where this cannot in any way be characterized as a harmless visit from a politician’s wife. ... The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us,” he stated.
On Monday, Trump asserted that Greenlandic “officials” had requested Washington to send a team to the island, saying, “People from Greenland are asking us to go there.”
However, Greenland's government labeled that assertion as false.
“Just for the record, Naalakkersuisut, the government of Greenland, has not extended any invitations for any visits, neither private nor official,” the government clarified in a Facebook post.
Pipaluk Lynge, a senior Greenlandic parliament member and chair of the island’s foreign and security policy committee, remarked to PMG that Trump's claims about Greenland inviting the delegation were “not true.”
Lynge also indicated that a protest is scheduled for Vance’s arrival in Sisimiut, following two prior demonstrations in recent weeks against Trump's expressed desire to take control of Greenland.
“We are protesting politically [as] the people of Greenland,” she stated.
Trump previously floated the idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland during his first term but has intensified his rhetoric since returning to the White House, calling it an “absolute necessity” and not dismissing the possibility of utilizing military force or economic pressure.
In January, then-president-elect Trump sent his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to the island in an effort to garner support for a U.S. takeover, a trip criticized by local lawmakers as a “staged” political stunt.
The former president’s overtures have been met with significant resistance both in Greenland—where all elected parties have rejected his annexation threats and polls indicate a strong preference for independence over becoming part of the U.S.—and in Denmark, which still has an authoritative role in the island’s affairs.
With its strategic location in the Arctic and abundant, largely untapped mineral resources, including rare earths, Greenland is increasingly becoming a focal point in global politics.
Emily Johnson for TROIB News
Usha Vance, wife of Vice President JD Vance, is set to arrive in the Danish territory on Thursday, accompanied by National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
The planned visit has sparked considerable anger in Greenland, with outgoing Prime Minister Múte B. Egede denouncing it as part of the U.S.'s "very aggressive" efforts to take control of the Arctic island.
“We are now at a level where this cannot in any way be characterized as a harmless visit from a politician’s wife. ... The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us,” he stated.
On Monday, Trump asserted that Greenlandic “officials” had requested Washington to send a team to the island, saying, “People from Greenland are asking us to go there.”
However, Greenland's government labeled that assertion as false.
“Just for the record, Naalakkersuisut, the government of Greenland, has not extended any invitations for any visits, neither private nor official,” the government clarified in a Facebook post.
Pipaluk Lynge, a senior Greenlandic parliament member and chair of the island’s foreign and security policy committee, remarked to PMG that Trump's claims about Greenland inviting the delegation were “not true.”
Lynge also indicated that a protest is scheduled for Vance’s arrival in Sisimiut, following two prior demonstrations in recent weeks against Trump's expressed desire to take control of Greenland.
“We are protesting politically [as] the people of Greenland,” she stated.
Trump previously floated the idea of the U.S. acquiring Greenland during his first term but has intensified his rhetoric since returning to the White House, calling it an “absolute necessity” and not dismissing the possibility of utilizing military force or economic pressure.
In January, then-president-elect Trump sent his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to the island in an effort to garner support for a U.S. takeover, a trip criticized by local lawmakers as a “staged” political stunt.
The former president’s overtures have been met with significant resistance both in Greenland—where all elected parties have rejected his annexation threats and polls indicate a strong preference for independence over becoming part of the U.S.—and in Denmark, which still has an authoritative role in the island’s affairs.
With its strategic location in the Arctic and abundant, largely untapped mineral resources, including rare earths, Greenland is increasingly becoming a focal point in global politics.
Emily Johnson for TROIB News
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