"The Hands Off Greenland protests also had supporters rallying on the massive island, where CNN captured footage of protesters waaving the territory's red-and-white flag in the capital city of Nuuk. CNN journalist Nick Robertson reported live from Greenland and said everyone he spoke with had the same simple message: Greenland's not for sale! Ask anyone on the streets, as we did today, and that was the message, Robertson said. Robertson estimated one-third or up to one-half of the town's 20,000 residents attended the protest."
"We have subsidized Denmark, and all of the Countries of the European Union, and others, for many years by not charging them Tariffs, or any other forms of remuneration. Now, after Centuries, it is time for Denmark to give back World Peace is at stake! China and Russia want Greenland, and there is not a thing that Denmark can do about it. They currently have two dogsleds as protection, one added recently."
Thousands gathered in Copenhagen and Nuuk to protest proposed U.S. acquisition of Greenland, chanting "Greenland's not for sale." Demonstrations in Nuuk saw protesters waving the island's red-and-white flag and an estimated one-third to one-half of the 20,000 residents attending. Protest signs included "No Means No!", "Mark Rutte You're Fired!", "Yankee Go Home!" and "Make America Go Away!" The protests followed President Trump's announcement of a 10% tariff on eight European countries that he said would remain until a deal for Greenland was made. Trump framed Greenland as a national security priority and claimed Denmark and other countries had been subsidized by the U.S.
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