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Greenland responds
Múte B. Egede, Greenland’s leader, also responded immediately to Trump’s comments on Thursday, saying “enough is enough” and calling the island’s party leaders to a meeting to “strengthen our rejection of Trump.”
Egede is seeing out his last days in office after losing in Greenland’s elections on Tuesday, which Trump called “a good election for us.” The U.S. president complimented the election’s winner, Jens-Frederik Nielsen of the Democratic Party, as “a very good person.”
The Democrats, who won with 30 percent of votes, are known for their business-friendly platform that supports Greenland’s path to independence through more economic opportunity. They have been insistent on overturning the ban on mining the island’s resources.
But Nielsen and the Democrats have also firmly stated that Greenland is not for sale and have rejected the idea of its becoming part of the U.S.
Nielsen called Trump’s comments unacceptable.
“Trump’s statement from the USA is inappropriate and once again shows that in such situations, we must stand together,” he posted on social media Thursday.
