"The capital city, Nuuk, where I spent five days, was full of journalists, not least because heavy winds meant that flights out of Nuuk were canceled indefinitely and anyone already on the ground had to stay a few extra days. I met some German TV reporters who were in town covering the Trump situation; they told me that they were finding their assignment a little difficult because the city's residents were sick of talking to reporters about Trump."
"Just like anywhere in the world, you could find a small scattering of people who have bought Trump's message, and the red hat besides. There are some in the country who think there's an opportunity for Greenland to achieve prosperity through some kind of deal with the U.S. But when my German friends did manage to persuade people to give an opinion, it was generally not a positive one."
In February, a remote town in northern Greenland watched Donald Trump discussed on Danish news as local residents expressed clear disapproval. Journalists crowded Nuuk after travel disruptions, and many locals grew tired of repeated interview requests. A small minority favored Trump’s proposal and saw potential economic opportunity from a U.S. deal. Most residents, including lifelong Greenlanders, reacted negatively to talk of U.S. acquisition and felt the prospect offered little benefit. German TV reporters found assignments difficult because repeated attention to Trump fatigued the community and produced generally unfavorable responses about the idea of Greenland becoming part of the United States.
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