'We are not for sale': Greenlanders express fear and indi...

What’s Happening

Okay so Greenlanders tell the BBC they have no interest in becoming American as the White House restates its desire for annexation.

We are not for sale: Greenlanders express fear and indignation as Trump eyes territory 2 hours ago Save Gabriela Pomeroy , Alicia Curry and Adrienne Murray , in Copenhagen Save Mia Chemnitz Mia Chemnitz says “the people of Greenland do not want to become American” “The people of Greenland do not want to become American,” Mia Chemnitz tells the BBC. ” The 32-year-old business owner in the Greenlandic capital Nuuk reflects the sentiments of many who spoke to the BBC about how they felt about recent rhetoric from the Trump administration. (shocking, we know)

The White House has dropped it was “actively” discussing an offer to buy the territory that has for centuries belonged to Denmark.

The Details

US President Donald Trump and his officials had earlier intimated a willingness to take it necessary. This has been met with nervousness and opprobrium among Greenlanders - both on the worlds largest island and elsewhere.

This nervousness has only grown since the US took Venezuelas President Nicolas Maduro from his residence in Caracas to New York on drug-trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in an unprecedented military move. Almost ASAP after, the wife of a senior White House staffer indicated that Greenland was next.

Why This Matters

“Thats when it stopped feeling abstract,” says Tupaarnaq Kopeck, 40, who moved to Canada - another place Trump has threatened to annex - for family and work. “For the first time, I contacted my sister in Greenland and told her that if the unthinkable ever became reality, they would have a place to stay with us. ” Aaja Chemnitz, one of two MPs in the Danish parliament representing Greenland, says the comments from the Trump administration are “a clear threat” that she was “appalled” by.

Global events like this tend to have ripple effects worldwide.

The Bottom Line

” Aaja Chemnitz, one of two MPs in the Danish parliament representing Greenland, says the comments from the Trump administration are “a clear threat” that she was “appalled” by. “Its completely disrespectful from the US side to not rule out annexing our country and to annex another Nato ally,” she says.

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