"In recent weeks, Trump has ramped up the pressure to allow the U.S. to acquire Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. The president has insisted the Greenland being a U.S. territory is a matter of national security, arguing that China and Russia will take the island if America doesn't do it first. Trump's ambitions have proven to be largely unpopular on the the island, with many Greenlanders making clear they have no interest in becoming part of the U.S."
"We do not want to be rich like the Americans are, Martinussen said. See how greedy they are? They're even trying to shoot their friends or invade their friends, just for greed! We know that there's minerals and oils possibly in our underground, and that's worth so much more even than that; but even if we didn't have that, we would still not be bought."
"Martinussen also cited the struggles of American Indians, adding that their land was taken from them and they haven't been treated that well. And we know that Trump is very much surrounding himself, at least, with the white power people, she continued, and we are not white, as you can see. We are of color, and so we know our rights probably would be taken away; and we also know that we're very good as we are together with Denmark."
President Trump intensified efforts to buy Greenland from Denmark, arguing that U.S. control is a national security necessity to block China and Russia. The president suggested offering Greenlanders up to $100,000 each to gain support. Many Greenlanders oppose the proposal and express no desire to become part of the United States. Former parliament member Tillie Martinussen condemned the U.S. as greedy, referenced potential mineral and oil wealth, and invoked the historical dispossession of American Indians. Martinussen warned that Trump surrounds himself with white-power associates and said Greenlanders, being people of color, fear losing rights. NATO countries criticized the proposal.
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