“We don’t belong to anyone”: Greenland’s new Prime Minister responds to Trump

The US will not get Greenland, newly elected prime minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen stated in response to claims by American leader Donald Trump that he wants to take control of the big Arctic country.

Greenland’s new prime minister, Jens-Fredrik Nielsen, has rejected the statement by US President Donald Trump that the US will take control of Greenland, saying the island decides its own future.

US Vice President J.D. Vance visited Greenland, criticizing Denmark for its negligence of the interests of the Greenlandic people, while Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen plans to discuss US pressure during her visit to the island.

The new Prime Minister of Greenland, Jens-Fredrik Nielsen, noted that “we should not react (to Trump’s statements—editor) with fear; we should react with calm, dignity, and unity.” The media reported this, citing Jens-Frederik Nielsen’s Facebook page.

How Nielsen responded to Trump

Nielsen noted that Greenland remains independent in choosing its future. His response was in response to Trump’s statement in an interview with NBC News, which stated, “We are going to get Greenland.” Yes, 100%.”

“President Trump says the US will ‘get Greenland.’ Let me be clear: The United States will not get Greenland. We do not belong to anyone else. We decide our future,” Nielsen said.

He also emphasized, “We should not react with fear; we should react with calm, dignity, and unity.”

“And it is through these values that we must clearly and calmly show the American president that Greenland is ours. It was like yesterday. It is so today. And so it will be in the future,” Nielsen said.

“We will ensure that we act in a peaceful, dignified, and united manner. We will demonstrate to the US President that we are citizens based on these values. President Trump says the US “gets Greenland.” Let me say it plainly: The US won’t get it. We don’t belong to others. We determine our future. We should not react with fear. We must react with calm, dignity, and cohesion,” Nielsen wrote.

Meanwhile, on March 28, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha, visited Greenland and met with the U.S. military at the Pituffik base.

While there, Vance criticized Denmark, saying that it had “not done a good job for the people of Greenland.”

Danish diplomacy criticized Vance’s “tone” in response.

At the same time, the Danish Prime Minister’s office announced that Mette Frederiksen will pay a three-day visit to Greenland to discuss US pressure on the island.

The goal is to “strengthen unity” between the kingdom and its Arctic territory. She will begin the tour on April 2.

Four of the five parties represented in the Greenlandic Parliament reached an agreement to form a coalition government. Main parties all want independence, but they disagree on the roadmap. US’ pressure convinced them to form a coalition as fast as possible with only the Naleraq party, which advocates rapid independence.