The Danish Prime Minister has a blunt message for Trump: Greenland is not for sale

The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen stressed that Greenland is not for sale, since the newly elected President Trump has called on the USA to acquire the island.

Frederiksen’s comments to a Danish television station come when the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., was visiting Greenland on Tuesday. The journey is personal, and Trump Jr. is not expected to meet with any government officials.

The Danish Prime Minister said in an interview that Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Egede “has been very, very clear – that there is great support among the people of Greenland that Greenland is not for sale and will not be for sale in the future.” according to The hill.

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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen attends a ceremony at the Danish monument outside Sainte Marie du Mont, Normandy, June 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)

She reportedly told Danish broadcaster TV 2 that Greenland will choose its own future, saying: “We must remain calm and stick to our principles,” while praising the US as an important Danish ally.

In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump said he “heard that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA’.” The Republican attached a video purportedly showing a Greenlander asking the United States to buy his country.

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Donald Trump Jr. arriving in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday 7 January 2025. (Emil Stach/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Trump’s son arrived in Nuuk, the Arctic region’s capital, on Tuesday. He met with locals, visited cultural sites and recorded video for a podcast. The president-elect posted a video showing a plane emblazoned with the word “TRUMP” landing in Nuuk.

“Don Jr. and my representatives are landing in Greenland,” Trump wrote. “The reception has been fantastic. They, and the Free World, need safety, security, strength and PEACE! This is a deal that must happen. MAGA. MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”

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President-elect Trump proposed buying Greenland in 2019 during his first term. (Getty Images)

Trump also spoke to locals over speakerphone in video that supporters shared online.

A well-known source told Fox News Digital on Monday that Trump Jr. “dropping in for a quick day-long trip to record some fun video content for podcasting. He won’t be meeting with any government officials or political figures.”

Trump has previously flirted with the idea of ​​buying the territory from Denmark, claiming it is of vital national security interest to the US.

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At a news conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on Tuesday afternoon, the president-elect said again: “Denmark should give it up.”

Fox News Digital’s Stephen Sorace, Brooke Singman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.