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🇬🇱 Greenland did not invite an 🇺🇸 American delegation to come visit this week, the self-ruling island’s government said Monday, flatly denying a claim made by President Donald Trump.

Usha Vance, the wife of Vice President JD Vance, will land in the Danish territory on Thursday, alongside National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright.

The planned visit has been met with anger in Greenland, with outgoing Prime Minister Múte B. Egede calling it part of the U.S.’ “very aggressive” bid to seize the Arctic island.

“We are now at a level where this cannot in any way be characterized as a harmless visit from a politician’s wife. … The only purpose is to demonstrate power over us,” he said.

Trump told reporters Monday that Greenlandic “officials” requested Washington send a team to the island. “People from Greenland are asking us to go there,” he said.

But Greenland’s government said that was false.

“Just for the record, Naalakkersuisut, the government of Greenland, has not extended any invitations for any visits, neither private nor official,” the government said in a post on Facebook.

Pipaluk Lynge, a senior Greenlandic member of parliament who chairs the island’s foreign and security policy committee, told POLITICO that Trump’s claims that Greenland had invited the delegation were “not true.”

She added that a protest was planned for Vance’s arrival in the town of Sisimiut, following two other demonstrations in recent weeks against Trump’s stated desire to take control of Greenland.

“We are protesting politically [as] the people of Greenland,” she said.

Trump floated the prospect of the U.S. acquiring Greenland in his first term but has raised the stakes since reentering the White House, calling it an “absolute necessity” and refusing to rule out taking the world’s largest island using military force or economic coercion.

In January, the then-president-elect sent his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to visit the island to build support for a U.S. takeover in a trip that was panned by local lawmakers as a “staged” political stunt.

Trump’s overtures have been met with fierce resistance in both Greenland — where all elected parties have rejected his annexation threats and polls show the vast majority of people oppose joining the U.S., instead favoring independence — as well as Denmark, which retains some authority over the island’s affairs.

With its strategic spot in the Arctic and vast, largely untapped caches of mineral resources, including rare earths, Greenland occupies an increasingly important position in global politics.

Botragelad:
Ukraine never invited Russia to invade and annex it's land. Beginning to see the hypocrisy of Putin fanboys yet? 😂

They’ve been whining and wailing about Trump’s absurd ramblings and his “obsession” with Greenland, fearing he might storm in and annex the place. Yet, when Russia marched into Ukraine, those same people cheered them on. Hypocrisy at its finest.

Trump’s fantasy of invading Greenland for no reason should absolutely stay a fantasy, because unless the majority people want you to come in, there’s no point forcing your way in like some of unwanted guest, which is exactly what Russia did.

WriterNig:
Hypocrites!!!

Would you make same excuse for Russia if it was President Putin doing this?

As at early 2022, y'all called Putin all sort of names for doing the exact same thing as Trump. But here you are making excuses for the US. Shame!!!!

lexy2014:
I dont get this Greenland and Denmark government or people.

who de give Trump family and US government officials visa to go to Greenland?

Botragelad:
Ukraine never invited Russia to invade and annex it's land. Beginning to see the hypocrisy of Putin fanboys yet? 😂

Writterng the hypocrite, supported Russia's blatant invasion of Ukraine while he's on here slamming Trump for merely suggesting a similar move on Greenland. What's the difference? Russia's actions are just as illegal as whatever forceful takeover Trump has on his mind.

You can't say it's okay for Russia to annex Ukraine, but forbid Trump to even thinks about making a move on Greenland. Both are unacceptable.
Ukraine is Ukraine, and it's not going anywhere. The same goes for Greenland, for that matter, unless they say otherwise.

Putin fanboys have been whining and wailing about Trump’s absurd ramblings and his “obsession” with Greenland, fearing he might storm in and annex the place. Yet, when Russia marched into Ukraine, those same people cheered them on. Hypocrisy at its finest.

Trump’s fantasy of invading Greenland for no reason should absolutely stay a fantasy, because unless the majority people want you to come in, there’s no point forcing your way in like some unwanted guest, which is exactly what Russia did.