Denmark’s prime minister is urging President Donald Trump to stop talking about taking over Greenland. It’s a rare public rebuke between NATO allies.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen issued a blunt public statement Sunday after Trump again floated the idea of the United States annexing Greenland for national security reasons and after a provocative social media post amplified the message.
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A direct message to Washington
Frederiksen did not soften her words.
She said it “makes absolutely no sense” for the United States to talk about taking over Greenland and stressed that Washington has no right to annex any part of the Danish kingdom. She reminded the U.S. that Greenland is covered by NATO’s collective defense guarantee.
“I would therefore strongly urge the United States to stop the threats against a historically close ally and against another country and another people,” Frederiksen wrote, adding that Greenlanders have said “very clearly that they are not for sale.”
Frederiksen framed her response around alliance, not confrontation.
She emphasized that Denmark and Greenland already contribute to Arctic security and that existing agreements give the United States broad access without challenging sovereignty.
Social media sparks a response
Frederiksen’s statement followed a provocative weekend post by Katie Miller, the wife of Trump adviser Stephen Miller, showing an American flag over Greenland with the caption “SOON.”
Denmark’s ambassador to the United States, Jesper Møller Sørensen, responded to the post, emphasizing that Denmark and the United States are close allies with shared security interests in the Arctic.
Sørensen noted that Denmark has significantly boosted Arctic defense spending, including a major multibillion-dollar commitment in 2025. “And yes, we expect full respect for the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Denmark,” he wrote.
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Greenland has a population of 57,713, with nine out of 10 people being of Inuit descent. The rest of the population consists of Danish or European individuals.
Trump keeps pushing the idea
Trump has repeatedly argued that the United States needs Greenland for defense and repeated that view with comments over the weekend. In an interview with The Atlantic published Sunday, he said, “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” citing its strategic location in the Arctic.
The comments landed just days after the U.S. carried out a military operation in Venezuela, raising concern among allies about how far Washington is willing to go.
Last month, Trump appointed Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as special envoy to Greenland, a move that drew sharp criticism from both Danish and Greenlandic leaders. Greenland’s prime minister has said the territory is a democracy and not an object of superpower rhetoric.
Greenland is a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. It gained home rule in 1979 and has the right to declare independence under a 2009 agreement, though it remains economically dependent on Denmark.
