"U.S. President Donald Trump said he would deploy a hospital ship to Greenland, alleging that many people there are sick and not receiving care, even though both of the U.S. Navy's hospital ships are currently docked at a shipyard in Alabama. Trump's announcement prompted a defense on Sunday of Denmark and Greenland's health care system from their leaders, and it was the latest point of friction with the American leader who has frequently talked about seizing the massive Arctic territory. "It's a no thank you from here," said Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen."
"Trump, in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday night, referred to his special envoy for Greenland and said, "Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there. It's on the way!!!""
""We have a public health care system where treatment is free for citizens. That is a deliberate choice - and a fundamental part of our society," Nielsen said. "That is not how it works in the USA, where it costs money to see a doctor." He added, in a note of exasperation, that Greenland is always open to dialogue and cooperation. "But please talk to us instead of just making more or less random statements on social media,""
President Donald Trump announced plans to send a hospital ship to Greenland, alleging many residents are sick and not receiving care, despite U.S. Navy hospital ships being docked in Alabama. The claim followed Denmark's evacuation of a U.S. submarine crew member off Greenland and transfer to a Nuuk hospital by a Danish Seahawk helicopter. Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen rejected the proposal, emphasizing Greenland's free public healthcare system and expressing exasperation at social media statements. Danish and Greenland leaders defended local healthcare and called for direct dialogue and cooperation rather than external intervention or unilateral announcements.
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