"Following the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro by U.S. military forces on Saturday, January 3, President Donald J. Trump has revived his threats of annexing Greenland, currently a semi-autonomous region of Denmark. That same day, he was quoted in The Atlantic as saying "We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defense." Then, on Sunday, he reiterated his stance to reporters aboard Air Force One."
"Björk's home country of Iceland was ruled by Denmark until 1944. "We didn't loose our language (my children would be speaking danish now)," she noted. Björk also referenced the lawsuit brought against the Danish government by 143 Greenlandic women who claimed to have been fitted with IUDs without their knowledge or consent, and the "parenting competency tests" administered by Danish authorities that led to Greenlandic parents being separated from their children."
President Donald J. Trump revived threats to annex Greenland after the reported capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on January 3, asserting that Greenland is needed for defense and reiterating the stance to reporters aboard Air Force One. Björk shared a statement calling for Greenlandic independence, invoking the horrors of colonialism and warning against exchange of one colonizer for another. Björk cited Icelandic history, alleged forced IUD insertions affecting 143 Greenlandic women, and parenting competency tests that separated Greenlandic parents from their children. Danish and Greenlandic leaders condemned the remarks as disrespectful and unacceptable.
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