"We do not want to be Americans or Danes; we are Kalaallites. Americans and their leaders must realize this“ He wrote Mute Bourup Egede on Facebook utilizing the community name in the local language.
‘We're not for sale and you can't just take us. Our future will be decided by us Greenlandians," he added.
Egede's comments are a consequence Trump's commitment to take over the territory — despite the emphasis on Greenland’s self-determination — during its Tuesday's State Message States.
— We powerfully support your right to decide your own future, and if you decide to do so, we will welcome you to the United States of America," said Trump, stressing that taking over the territory would improve national and global safety of the US. - I think we'll get there. Either way, we'll get her. “ Trump added.
Since being elected, Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to take over Greenland's control of the United States to prevent China from gaining dominance over the islandand wider than the Arctic, and did not regulation out the usage of military coercion to carry out its mission. However, Greenland’s leaders — which is the autonomous territory of Denmark — powerfully rejected Trump’s appeals.
