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The Danish politician Anders Vistisen did not hold back when he issued a public message to the US President Donald Trump this week over his peak to make Greenland part of the United States.
“Dear President Trump, listen very carefully,” said Vistisen in the European Parliament on Tuesday. “Greenland has been part of the Danish kingdom for 800 years. It is an integral part of our country. It is not for sale.”
Vistisen went on to use some profanity which got him into trouble with the rest of the European Parliament.
“Let me put it in words you might understand,” he said. “Mr. Trump, fk off!”
Nicolae Stefanuta, vice president of the European Parliament, jumped in and told Vistisen that language was unacceptable.
“If the translation was correct, the term you used is not allowed in this house and there will be consequences for the message you used,” Stefanuta said. “It is not OK in this house of democracy. Thank you. Regardless of what we think about Mr. Trump, it is not possible to use such language.”
Vistisen doubled down on his statement and posted his message on X, writing“Greenland is not for sale. Greenland has been part of Denmark for 800 years, more than twice as long as the US has existed. Every true patriot must understand that this is an unacceptable attack on national sovereignty!
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He later claimed that the European Parliament had threatened to fine him for his use of religion.
“Fines if you tell the truth about foreigners and crime! Fines if you tell the truth about the Greenlanders! Fines if you tell Trump the truth!” he wrote on X.
Trump was asked about Greenland by reporters after he accepted Monday. “Greenland is a beautiful place, we need it for international security,” Trump replied. “I’m sure Denmark will come – it costs them a lot of money to maintain it, to keep it.”
On Tuesday, Greenland Prime Minister Mute B Egede addressed Trump’s comments about the territory.
“We are Greenlanders. We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be Danish either. The future of Greenland is decided by Greenland. Our country and our people will decide what happens to Greenland.”
Earlier this month, Trump said he would not rule out the use of force or economic pressure to make Greenland—a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark—part of the United States. Trump said it was a matter of national security for the US
“We need Greenland for national security purposes,” Trump told reporters on January 7.
Home to a major US military base, Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, a longtime US ally and a founding member of NATO. Trump cast doubt on the legitimacy of Denmark’s claim to Greenland.
Trump’s comments in an interview with Danish broadcaster TV2, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the United States Denmark’s “most important and closest ally,” and said they did not believe the United States would use military or economic power to secure control over Greenland.
Frederiksen reiterated that she welcomes that the United States has a greater interest in the Arctic region, but that it “must be done in a way that is respectful of the Greenlandic people,” she said.
“At the same time, it must be done in a way that Denmark and the United States can still cooperate in, among other things, NATO,” said Frederiksen.
Trump initially expressed his interest in Greenland in 2019 during his first term of office. He said that Greenland “hurt Denmark very badly” and it costs $700 million a year. His solution was to get the United States Greenland, calling it “a big real estate deal.”
– With files from The Associated Press
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