Donald Trump’s eldest son allegedly bribed impoverished Greenlanders to express support for his father’s desire to annex the autonomous territory during a recent visit to the mineral-rich Danish territory, according to Denmark’s public television.
According to the Danish national TV, US President-elect Donald Trump’s eldest son bought off impoverished Greenlanders to endorse his father’s annexation intentions.
According to many sources, some of the individuals featured in a Trump campaign team film shot at a restaurant in Nuuk, the nation’s capital, and in images shared on social media are homeless and socially underprivileged, DR stated on Thursday.
The station called Trump’s office for comment, but his local supporters denied the allegations.
The largest Trump supporter in Greenland, Jorgen Boassen, stated, “That some poor and socially disadvantaged people attended the dinner at the restaurant doesn’t mean they were bribed.”
“People are free to express their opinion whether they oppose or support Trump’s plans,” he stated.
On his Truth Social platform on Monday, Trump rekindled his controversial plan.
“Greenland is a fantastic place, and if and when it joins our country, the people will gain a great deal. We shall adore it and keep it safe from the harsh outside world. “Make Greenland spectacular once more!” he wrote.
Don Jr., Trump’s son, paid a secret visit to Greenland on Tuesday. According to Egede and the Danish palace, a scheduled meeting between King Frederik and cabinet leader Mute Egede was canceled.
Trump’s heightened interest in the region prompted the declaration, which Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen attributed to coincidence.There is a possibility that
Concurrently, a prominent Greenland politician referred to Trump Jr.’s visit as “staged,” cautioning that the United States should not “invade us” because of its past treatment of Alaska’s Indigenous people.
Greenland wants “our own independence and democracy,” not to be dependent on the United States, according to Pipaluk Lynge, an MP from the country’s largest party and the chair of the parliamentary foreign and security policy committee, who spoke to POLITICO.
“Greenland cannot be purchased.”
On Tuesday, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen referred to the United States as Denmark’s most significant ally and stated that Greenland would determine its own destiny. Frederiksen declared, “Greenland is not for sale,” and that “we need to stay calm and stick to our principles.”
Located between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, Greenland is the largest island in the world and is 80 percent covered by ice. About 56,000 people live in the autonomous territory, the majority of them are Indigenous Inuit.
In a New Year’s speech, Greenland Prime Minister Egede urged on the island nation to break free from Denmark’s colonial past by gaining its independence. However, Egede has also stated that he is not interested in Greenland joining the US and that the island is not for sale.
In the run-up to the Greenlandic parliament election, independence has emerged as a crucial issue. There is no predetermined date, but it must happen by April 6 at the latest.
Danish parliamentarian Aaja Chemnitz, who hails from Greenland, told the AP news agency that she has no interest in Greenland joining the US and that her constituents share this opinion.
According to her, “Most people don’t want it,” “I believe it is quite demeaning to some people. … the manner in which it has been carried out, as well as the mere assertion that you are able to purchase another nation.”
In 1979, Greenland, a former Danish colony, was granted self-rule, which is exercised by its parliament. Greenland’s foreign and defense policies are still under Copenhagen’s authority. Washington also has control over the defense of the territory thanks to a treaty with the US and the US base.
Plans to raise the island’s defense budget were recently revealed by Denmark.
