{"id":3933,"date":"2026-01-05T20:08:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=3933"},"modified":"2026-01-05T20:08:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T20:08:47","slug":"why-does-donald-trump-want-greenland-after-he-says-us-has-to-have-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=3933","title":{"rendered":"Why does Donald Trump want Greenland after he says US \u2018has to have it?\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3933-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/640x360_MP4_6632462721154594246.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/640x360_MP4_6632462721154594246.mp4\">https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/640x360_MP4_6632462721154594246.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Denmark\u2019s leader has told President\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0to back off after he once again demanded that the United States take over the territory.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking a day after the US\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/03\/trump-says-raid-venezuela-assault-not-seen-since-world-war-two-26036531\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/03\/trump-says-raid-venezuela-assault-not-seen-since-world-war-two-26036531\/\">captured Venezuela\u2019s president Nicolas Maduro<\/a>, Trump told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national-security\/2026\/01\/trump-venezuela-maduro-delcy-rodriguez\/685497\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/national-security\/2026\/01\/trump-venezuela-maduro-delcy-rodriguez\/685497\/\"><strong>The Atlantic<\/strong><\/a>: \u2018We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defence.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The US leader has made no secret of his desire to get his hands on the mineral and oil-rich island, which is a self-governing Danish territory,<\/p>\n<p>However Denmark\u2019s prime minister re-iterated once again that was out of the question.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Sunday, Mette Frederiksen said: \u2018It makes absolutely no sense to \u2060talk about the US needing to take over Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The US has no right to annex any of the three countries in \u200bthe Danish Kingdom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms Frederiksen continued: \u2018I would therefore strongly urge the \u200cUS to stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people, who have very clearly \u200bsaid that they are not for sale.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Greenland\u2019s PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen also labelled Trump\u2019s comments \u2018disrespectful\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u2018When the President of the United States says \u200dthat \u201cwe need Greenland\u201d and links us to Venezuela and military intervention, it\u2019s not just wrong. It\u2019s disrespectful.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>But Trump has refused to rule out using force to take over the region, sparking fears he could repeat his<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/04\/us-snatched-maduro-wife-beds-daring-night-raid-26030840\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/04\/us-snatched-maduro-wife-beds-daring-night-raid-26030840\/\">\u00a0audacious raid on Venezuela, which saw President Maduro taken from his bedroom<\/a>\u00a0and transported back to the US.<\/p>\n<p>To add fuel to the fire, a former Trump administration official, Katie Miller, posted a map of Greenland in the colours of the US flag, with the caption: \u2018SOON.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does Donald Trump want Greenland?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22794537\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244926133-cafc.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"TOPSHOT - US businessman Donald Trump Jr. looks on after arriving in Nuuk, Greenland on January 7, 2025. Donald Trump Jr made a private visit to Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory coveted by Trump Sr and which hopes to one day be independent but remains dependent on Copenhagen for now. (Photo by Emil Stach \/ Ritzau Scanpix \/ AFP) \/ Denmark OUT (Photo by EMIL STACH\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP via Getty Images)\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Trump\u2019s son, Donald Jr., previously made a private visit to Greenland in January (Picture: Emil Stach\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although the world\u2019s largest island is home to just 57,000 people, mostly the indigenous Inuit, its natural resources and geographic position make it increasingly alluring for global powers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think Greenland is going to be something that maybe is in our future,\u2019 Trump recently said. He has refused to rule out using military force.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been eyeing up the island since 2019, but he\u2019s not the first US President to want it.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/us-news\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/us-news\/\">United States<\/a>\u00a0tried to buy it in 1846, and again in 1946 \u2013 that time for a price equivalent to \u00a3970million in modern value \u2013 when the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2018\/03\/16\/what-is-a-cold-war-and-will-russia-and-the-uk-get-caught-up-in-another-one-7393618\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2018\/03\/16\/what-is-a-cold-war-and-will-russia-and-the-uk-get-caught-up-in-another-one-7393618\/\">Cold War<\/a>\u00a0was gathering pace.<\/p>\n<p>Both times they were knocked back, but Greenland was seen as having such strategic importance in countering the Soviet Union that the US kept a military presence there anyway.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22795967\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_245209624-0912.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"UPDATE: Why does Trump want to buy Greenland? (ahead of Vance visit)\" width=\"646\" height=\"476\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Greenland may be geographically closer to the USA than Denmark, but its indigenous Inuit population doesn\u2019t seem to keen on joining forces (Picture: Metro)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With Denmark\u2019s agreement, the US operate Thule Air Base to be capable of sending American bombers across the Arctic to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/strikes\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/strikes\/\">strike<\/a>\u00a0the Soviet Union and detecting missiles coming the other way.<\/p>\n<p>There was another base, a secret one, buried in a glacier 150 miles away.<\/p>\n<p>Supposedly a research facility, Camp Century was actually supposed to house\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/nuclear-power\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/nuclear-power\/\">nuclear weapons<\/a>\u00a0able to launch through the ice sheet.<\/p>\n<p>They were never put there in the end, and this outpost has since been abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>While Thule still exists \u2013 albeit now called Pituffik Space Base \u2013 the fact Camp Century was lost 100 feet below the surface, until\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/09\/secret-city-underneath-greenlands-ice-sheets-uncovered-new-satellite-images-22073136\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/09\/secret-city-underneath-greenlands-ice-sheets-uncovered-new-satellite-images-22073136\/\">a team of Nasa scientists found it again<\/a>\u00a0last year, says something about changing international relations.<\/p>\n<p>Even as the Cold War ebbed and flowed, maintaining nuclear weapons this far north was not seen as vital.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22795238\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_235375464-d024.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: A view of Pituffik Space Base (formerly Thule Air Base) in Greenland, October 4, 2023. Ritzau Scanpix\/Thomas Traasdahl via REUTERS\/File Photo\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" \/><\/div><figcaption>The remote Pituffik Space Base is one of the first lines of defence against missile attacks on the US (Picture: Ritzau Scanpix\/Thomas Traasdahl via Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But now the ice sheets are melting, making the surrounding waterways more navigable, and easing access to resources \u2013 such as uranium, iron and fossil fuels \u2013 hidden beneath.<\/p>\n<p>However, Professor Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen, a political science expert at the University of Copenhagen, sound more appealing on paper but are hard to access in reality.<\/p>\n<p>He told\u00a0<strong>Metro<\/strong>: \u2018There is plenty of everything. From oil, to uranium to rare earth minerals.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But it is winter 10 months a year and Greenland hardly has any paved roads.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If you want to create a mine somewhere you would need to build a harbor as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It means that it is very expensive to extract those raw materials. It isn\u2019t viable in economic terms.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22794519\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_245067431-f7c5.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"Military vessel HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen of the Royal Danish Navy patrols near Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka)\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" \/><\/div><figcaption>The world\u2019s major powers may be eyeing up Greenland, but for now it still belongs to the old imperial power of Denmark, whose HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen patrols the sea (Picture: Evgeniy Maloletka\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, tensions with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/russia\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/russia\/\">Russia<\/a>\u00a0are higher than any time since the Cold War, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/china\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the USA\u2019s new main rival \u2013 is seeking to invest in Greenland too.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Rasmussen explained why this was such a threat, adding: \u2018Greenland\u2019s potential is endless. What if the Chinese controlled all of this?<\/p>\n<p>\u2018In that case, they would perhaps control 80 per cent of the world\u2019s iron production.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>JD Vance has previously said: \u00a0\u2018A lot of other countries have threatened Greenland, have threatened to use its territories and waterways to threaten the United States, to threaten\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/canada\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/canada\/\">Canada<\/a>\u00a0and of course to threaten the people of Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Unfortunately, leaders in both America and in Denmark I think ignored Greenland for far too long.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s been bad for Greenland, it\u2019s also been bad for the security of the entire world.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Could Greenland be the next Venezuela?<\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 540px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-3933-2\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/960x540_MP4_6203043383618390680.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/960x540_MP4_6203043383618390680.mp4\">https:\/\/badvibes.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/960x540_MP4_6203043383618390680.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The answer is that if Trump wanted it to be, it would be hard for Denmark to stop him, militarily speaking.<\/p>\n<p>That is because there is a huge discrepancy in power between the United States and Denmark, according to Prof Rasmussen.<\/p>\n<p>The Nordic nation has been particularly slow to ramp up military preparedness in the arctic in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>Prof Rasmussen said: \u2018Invading Greenland is not all that complicated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The population is very small and placed in a few population centers which would be easy to control. Controlling that area militarily would not be difficult.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If it came to it, Denmark would be able to hold Nuuk and the surrounding areas for a bit<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But in the long run, it would be obvious the US would have the upper hand.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26075731\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_278767835-2ced.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO: Members of the Danish armed forces practice looking for potential threats during a military drill as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, September 17, 2025. REUTERS\/Guglielmo Mangiapane\/File Photo\" width=\"646\" height=\"430\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Members of the Danish armed forces practice in military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland<br \/>\n(Picture: REUTERS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The question is will Trump actually do the \u2018unimaginable\u2019 and attack a key NATO ally?<\/p>\n<p>Rather than repeat Venezuela, the foreign policy expert believes Trump may use his strikes on Caracas to intimidate Denmark in any future negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u2018The US has clearly demonstrated they are not afraid of violating international law and they are not afraid of using military force to get their way.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That [threat] would be on the negotiating table. It\u2019s like sitting down and place a gun on the table before they start talking.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>No crisis talks have taken place as of yet, despite the diplomatic spat.<\/p>\n<p>While he has a \u2018hard time imagining\u2019 Trump would ever invade, he thinks NATO \u2018would not survive\u2019 any conflict of that scale within the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of let that happen, he theorised that other European powers might \u2018put pressure on Denmark to give in to US demands\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>So far, however, European countries have backed their neighbour.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/sir-keir-starmer\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/sir-keir-starmer\/\">Sir Keir Starmer<\/a>\u00a0told Sky News on Monday he \u2018stands\u2019 with Denmark, adding: \u2018reenland and the Kingdom of Denmark are to decide the future of Greenland, and only Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26081997\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_279735298-778b.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"Greenland general map\" width=\"646\" height=\"676\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Greenland\u2019s tiny population is concentrated in areas which the US would find easy to wrestle control of (Picture: Metro)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nick Melvin, the director of international security at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rusi.org\/about\/our-purpose\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/www.rusi.org\/about\/our-purpose\">Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)\u00a0<\/a>think tank, told\u00a0<strong>Metro<\/strong>: \u2018There can now be little doubt the Trump team is planning to incorporate Greenland within the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There can now be little doubt the Trump team is planning to incorporate Greenland within the United States, and this is seen by Trump himself as one of the key legacies of his presidency.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>However there is one key difference, which is that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/03\/us-invaded-venezuela-25560146\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/03\/us-invaded-venezuela-25560146\/\">Maduro\u2019s \u2018abduction\u2019 was justified by Trump\u2019s accusation<\/a>\u00a0that he was involved in running an international drug cartel.<\/p>\n<p>Without a similar justification, Melvin argues the US \u2018may find annexation of Greenland more complex\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u2018It would likely face considerable domestic opposition in the US, possibly even within the Republican movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Trump Administration will need to make a strong political and economic case to Greenland for annexation, possibly involving a referendum.\u2019<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">What happened in Venezuela?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-26051558\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEI_279521511-cf89-e1767613061718.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=328\" alt=\"TOPSHOT - This image posted on US President Donald Trump's Truth Social account on January 3, 2026, shows what President Trump says is Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro onboard the USS Iwo Jima after the US military captured him on January 3, 2026. President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a &quot;large scale strike&quot; on the South American country. &quot;The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country,&quot; Trump said on Truth Social. (Photo by HANDOUT \/ US President Donald Trump's TRUTH Social account \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/ RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT &quot;AFP PHOTO \/ US President Donald Trump's Truth Social Account \/ Handout&quot; - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS\" width=\"328\" height=\"273\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Maduro\u2019s capture was justified by accusations he was the leader of an international drug cartel (Picture: HANDOUT \/ US President Donald Trump\u2019s TRUTH Social account \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/04\/chatgpt-already-rewriting-history-saying-trump-didnt-invade-venezuela-26058647\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/04\/chatgpt-already-rewriting-history-saying-trump-didnt-invade-venezuela-26058647\/\">The swift operation began early on Saturday morning<\/a>\u00a0when explosions were heard at several sites around the capital Caracas.<\/p>\n<p>Dubbed \u2018Operation Absolute Resolve\u2019, the US first cut the power across Caracas.<\/p>\n<p>US troops made their way into Caracas and arrived at Maduro\u2019s hideout at 2.01am local time.<\/p>\n<p>Elite Delta Force soldiers flooded in and caught up to Maduro just as he was trying to get into a safe room.<\/p>\n<p>He was extradited on drug trafficking charges and landed in Manhattan by helicopter in New York on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are now in custody at Brooklyn\u2019s Metropolitan Detention Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who owns Greenland?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22794511\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_243981385-6efb.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"People take part in a march ending in front of the US consulate, under the slogan, Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people, in Nuuk, Greenland, Saturday March 15, 2025. (Christian Klindt Soelbeck\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Around 80% of Greenlanders want independence \u2013 even more oppose joining the US (Picture: Christian Klindt Soelbeck\/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Trump might be keen to run Greenland \u2013 just as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/03\/venezuela-declares-state-national-disturbance-us-strikes-26028293\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2026\/01\/03\/venezuela-declares-state-national-disturbance-us-strikes-26028293\/\">he vowed \u2018we\u2019ll run Venezuela\u2019<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the people of Greenland aren\u2019t so keen.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly 85% oppose joining the USA, with nearly half seeing Trump\u2019s interest as a threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What is the national security adviser doing in Greenland\u2019, Prime Minister M\u00fate Egede said in relation to US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz joining the Vance visit in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us. His mere presence in Greenland will no doubt fuel American belief in Trump\u2019s mission \u2013 and the pressure will increase\u2019<\/p>\n<p>His party lost the election in March, but his successor as the country\u2019s prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Nielsen said: \u2018The fact that the Americans know very well that we are still in a negotiating situation and that the municipal elections have not yet concluded, they still capitalize on the moment to come to Greenland, once again, which shows a lack of respect for the Greenlandic population.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22794504\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_243986179-d66a.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Protestesters take part in a demonstration march ending in front of the U.S. consulate, under the slogan, &quot;Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people&quot;, in Nuuk, Greenland, March 15, 2025. Christian Klindt Soelbeck\/Ritzau Scanpix\/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. DENMARK OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN DENMARK.\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Trump and Vance drew particular ire from Greenlandic protesters in December (Picture: Christian Klindt Soelbeck\/Ritzau Scanpix via Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Greenlanders are largely united in their opposition to US interference, they aren\u2019t the only ones with a say.<\/p>\n<p>Greenland has been ruled by Denmark \u2013 nearly 3,000km away \u2013 since several waves of colonisation in the 1700s.<\/p>\n<p>Now a largely automous self-governing territory with representation in Denmark\u2019s national parliament, Greenland has controlled its own internal affairs for decades.<\/p>\n<p>But foreign relations are still overseen by Denmark, despite recent pushes for Greenlandic independence,<\/p>\n<p>Denmark then, is likely to have some say in Greenland\u2019s future. According to Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, that future appears not to be with the US.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Greenland is not for sale\u2019, she said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nyheder.tv2.dk\/live\/udland\/2025-01-06-trump-jr-besoeger-groenland\/mette-frederiksen---groenland-er-ikke-til-salg?entry=4b2880c9-b346-44e4-862d-420de86b42c6\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Article - Inline Links\" data-mrf-link=\"https:\/\/nyheder.tv2.dk\/live\/udland\/2025-01-06-trump-jr-besoeger-groenland\/mette-frederiksen---groenland-er-ikke-til-salg?entry=4b2880c9-b346-44e4-862d-420de86b42c6\">TV interview<\/a>. \u2018I want to make it very clear, that seen with the eyes of the Danish government, Greenland is for the Greenlandic people.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is a very proud people, a language and culture, it is a people that is their own.\u2019<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Greenland part of Nato?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22782023\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244618837-8d73.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"Mandatory Credit: Photo by Xinhua\/Shutterstock (15215390a) This photo taken on March 20, 2025 shows the scenery of Nuuk, Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark. Denmark Greenland Nuuk Daily Life - 20 Mar 2025\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Greenland is famous for its icy beauty, natural resources, and strategic military position (Picture: Xinhua\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yes. Greenland is a part of NATO, because it is a part of Denmark \u2013 which is a NATO member.<\/p>\n<p>This means if Trump were to \u2018not rule out military action\u2019, as he\u2019s previously said, and take Greenland by force, it could spark a war.<\/p>\n<p>Article Five of the NATO treaty says if a member state is attacked, it\u2019s considered an attack on all members \u2013 who will then assist the attacked member in the fight.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is there a US base in Greenland?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes. Previously known as Thule Air Base, the US-operated Pituffik Space Base is one of the most remote US military bases and the only one in Greenland.<\/p>\n<p>With 150 Air Force and Space Force personnel permanently stationed here, it has radar capable of detecting ballistic missiles almost as soon as they have taken off.<\/p>\n<p>Sat on the northwest of Greenland, where temperatures drop below -34\u00b0C in winter, the closest settlement is 70 miles away in Qaanaaq, home to no more than 650 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Denmark\u2019s leader has told President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0to back off after he once again demanded that the United States take over the territory. Speaking a day after the US\u00a0captured Venezuela\u2019s president Nicolas Maduro, Trump told\u00a0The Atlantic: \u2018We do need Greenland, absolutely. 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