Greenland’s elected leader said the gigantic Arctic island is not for sale after Donald Trump once again raised the issue of “ownership and control” of the vast territory that has been part of Denmark for more than 600 years.

“Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale. We must not lose our long struggle for freedom,” Greenland’s prime minister, Múte Egede, said in a written comment.

The US president-elect on Sunday announced that he had picked Ken Howery, a former envoy to Sweden, as his ambassador to Copenhagen, and commented on the status of Greenland, a semi-autonomous part of Denmark.

“For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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    Now that I managed to hold down the laughs, can someone be so kind in explaining the obcession with Greenland from Orange Man?

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      • The strategic location of the politically Danish island, in addition to being a gateway to the Arctic, is extremely important for US security.
      • Greenland’s natural resources have been the target of interest from foreign companies and global powers.
      • Due to its importance, any change in foreign control or influence over Greenland can have implications for Denmark and for NATO.

      https://atlas-report.com/greenlands-growing-geopolitical-importance-the-danish-treasure-in-the-arctic/

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        What’s crazy is the US doesn’t need to own it since it’s Danish and therefore part of NATO. He’s such a dipshit, it’s exhausting

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          Well, if you remember one of his ideas was leaving NATO, so he is an idiot, but at least in this one thing he is consistent.

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        So he is only half stupid but still dumb as a brick for spewing out these things.