{"id":21047,"date":"2026-01-11T21:51:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=21047"},"modified":"2026-01-11T21:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:51:30","slug":"greenlands-leaders-reject-trump-push-we-dont-want-to-be-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=21047","title":{"rendered":"Greenland’s leaders reject Trump push: “We don’t want to be Americans”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Greenland’s party leaders rejected President Trump’s repeated calls for the U.S. to take control of the island<\/a>, saying that Greenland’s future must be decided by its people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and four party leaders said in a statement Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eighty-five percent of Greenlanders say they oppose a takeover by the U.S., the BBC reported. Most also say they favor independence from Denmark, though the Nordic country provides subsidies, military support and more for the autonomous territory.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/greenlands-leaders-reject-trump-push-130751937.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Greenland’s party leaders rejected President Trump’s repeated calls for the U.S. to take control of the island, saying that Greenland’s future must be decided by its people.<\/p>\n

“We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and four party leaders said in a statement Friday night.<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Eighty-five percent of Greenlanders say they oppose a takeover by the U.S., the BBC reported. Most also say they favor independence from Denmark, though the Nordic country provides subsidies, military support and more for the autonomous territory.”<\/p>\n

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