Greenland vows independence from Denmark following Trump’s offer to buy

[Karah Rucker]

WHILE GREENLAND IS LARGELY A SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORY –

DENMARK HAS ULTIMATE AUTHORITY OVER THE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER MINERAL RICH ISLAND.

BUT GREENLAND’S PRIME MINISTER IS PUSHING TO CHANGE THAT –

CALLING FOR THE ISLAND’S FULL INDEPENDENCE – JUST AS DENMARK’S KING REFUTES THE SENTIMENT.

THE CALLS FOR GREENLAND TO BECOME INDEPENDENT FOLLOW CLOSELY AFTER PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP CALLED FOR THE U.S. TO BUY GREENLAND –

AND NOW TRUMP JUNIOR IS EMBARKING ON A TRIP TO THE ISLAND THIS WEEK.

GREENLAND’S PRIME MINISTER “MUTE EGEDE” SAYS GREENLAND “MUST BREAK FREE” FROM WHAT HE CALLED “THE SHACKLES OF COLONIALISM” AND BEGIN CHARTING ITS OWN COURSE.

THE PRIME MINISTER SAYS HIS GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY BEGUN DRAFTING A NEW CONSTITUTION AND LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR AN INDEPENDENT STATE – CITING THE “SELF-GOVERNMENT ACT” – WHICH PROVIDES A LEGAL PATHWAY TOWARD FULL SOVEREIGNTY – FOR GREENLAND – FROM DENMARK.

EGEDE TOUTED NEW INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS –

INCLUDING THE OPENING OF AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – THAT WILL ALLOW DIRECT FLIGHTS TO GREENLAND – BYPASSING DENMARK –

OPENING UP TOURISM AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

WHILE GREENLAND LOOKS TO FIND ITS INDEPENDENCE FROM DENMARK –

PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP SAID DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS “THE OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF GREENLAND IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY” –

IN HIS PITCH TO BUY THE ISLAND.

BUT EGEDE BLUNTLY DECLINED, SAYING GREENLAND IS NOT AND WILL NOT EVER BE FOR SALE.

TRUMP WANTING GREENLAND ISN’T A NEW IDEA –

ITS SOMETHING HE DISCUSSED IN HIS FIRST TERM BUT TO NO AVAIL –

CREATING FRICTION BETWEEN HIMSELF AND THE DANISH GOVERNMENT –

FRICTION THAT HAS RECENTLY RESURFACED OVER TRUMP’S RENEWED CALLS FOR CONTROL.

THE DANISH KING – CHANGING THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS – TO MORE PROMINENTLY FEATURE GREENLAND – REPRESENTED BY THE POLAR BEAR.

IN THE SIDE BY SIDE COMPARISON OF THE OLD AND NEW COAT OF ARMS – YOU CAN SEE THE SMALL POLAR BEAR IN THE BOTTOM LEFT “CROWN” – IN THE UPDATED VERSION – THE POLAR BEAR OR REPRESENTATION OF GREENLAND – IS MORE LARGELY DISPLAYED – SIGNALLY DENMARK’S STRONGHOLD – AND RELUCTANCE TO GIVE UP CONTROL – OF THE ISLAND.

THE DANISH KING OFFERED A SPEECH AT THE NEW YEAR – SAYING DENMARK AND GREENLAND “BELONG TOGETHER.”

PUTTING HIM AT ODDS WITH GREENLAND’S SEPARATIST MOVEMENT – AND TRUMP.

TRUMP JUNIOR IS SAID TO BE GOING THERE THIS WEEK – CREATING SOME BUZZ ONLINE.

HOWEVER SOURCES FROM GREENLAND SAY IT IS A PRIVATE VISIT –

REUTERS REPORTING ITS TO SHOOT VIDEO FOR A PODCAST –

AND THERE ARE NO PLANNED MEETINGS WITH GREELAND’S GOVERNMENT.

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