One of the challenges with Donald Trump's tendency to say things, mind-boggling things, is that it's hard to tell when it's a distraction and when it's serious. Unfortunately for Denmark, Trump's obsession with annexing Greenland appears to be the latter, according to Report from the Financial TimesA call between Trump and the Danish prime minister with Frederiksen went sideways and now Denmark is leaving.
The story goes that Trump and Fredericksen ghosted on the phone last week for about 45 minutes in what was expected to be a heated exchange between the two sides as Trump dramatically announced that he wanted to take Greenland. out of Denmark's hands. Obviously, many preferences were exchanged before Trump got his aggro.
Meanwhile, Frederikssen reported a willingness to cooperate with America. But the United States may be allowed to. Set up shop for a military base. and the density of the island's mineral reserves, which are not enough for Trump. He wants to buy Greenland outright and is reportedly unwilling to move on from his position. “He is very firm. It is a cold shower,” a European official told the Financial Times. “Before, it was difficult to be serious. But I think it is serious and potentially very dangerous.”
That's not good. Officials explain that the Danish government is in “Fashion crisis” after calling and saying that they Denmark, a NATO member alongside the United States, is now staring down a barrel of potential tariffs that will harm its economy until they go or leave Greenland.
They have every right to be concerned. Deparment of the United StatesAmerica is Denmark's biggest export market and business between the two accounts for nearly 80,000 jobs for Danes, so there's little chance Trump will squeeze, and he's reportedly got the most annoying task of negotiating with Ken. Howy, a former Paypal Mafia member along with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, is reported to have America's point personIt awaits Senate approval, and there's another Thiel Ghoul, Dryden Brown, ready to jump at the chance. Turning Greenland into a techno-utopiaWhether they want it or not
For what it's worth, they don't need it. Greenland is certainly not thrilled to be considered a political football. While the island is home to just 57,000 people, it has an independent government and leader Múte B. Esside has said they are. Not interested in American real estate– So far, that hasn't been a factor in the conversation at all. Trump and company are looking through real people and thinking entirely about taking advantage of the country.