Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede has recently expressed his aspirations for the future of the island, emphasizing the necessity of significantly advancing towards independence from Denmark.
Egede’s statements, made in response to a message posted on Truth Social on December 22 by President-elect Donald Trump advocating for Greenland’s “ownership and control,” primarily centered on the grounds for seceding from Denmark.
“The forthcoming electoral period must, in collaboration with the citizens, establish these new advancements, building upon the groundwork that has already been laid,” Egede remarked. “It is high time for us to take initiative and shape our own destiny, including decisions on our key alliances and preferred trading partners.”
Houses are seen on the coastline in Nuuk, Greenland. (Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
In 1867, the State Department explored buying both Greenland and Iceland, recognizing their strategic importance, Fox News reported. After World War II, Denmark turned down a $100 million offer from President Harry Truman for the island.
Anne-Sofie Toernsoe Olesen and Alexander Lüders Rix Bach from Egedal Municipality are received by Danish Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Christian to a gala dinner for Prince Christians 18th birthday at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, on October 15, 2023. 200 young people from the country’s 98 municipalities as well as the Faroe Islands and Greenland participated in October 15’s gala dinner. (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 would mark the largest expansion of American territory in history, topping the Louisiana Purchase.
“Greenland is ours,” Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said last week. “We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom.
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this story.
