Trump said the United States will get Greenland. Greenlanders is not a fan.

President Trump had a special message on Tuesday night about the “amazing people in Greenland”, whose island has repeatedly expressed his interest in acquisition – through a purchase or force.

“We strongly support your right to define your future,” he said, temporarily stopping during a speech to Congress to address Greenlands directly. Then, with a confident gesture, he added: “We will make you rich.”

Some members of Congress responded with a mixture of applause, turning around – and some smiles. Greenlands was not very excited.

“It is up to us, whether we have become rich,” said Pele Brober, leader of a major political party in Greenland.

Mr. Trump talks about Greenland, a large island in the northern frozen ocean, since his first term, but this was the first time that the 56,000 people of the island have been directly and derived from the island.

“It is a very small number of residents, but it is a very large and very important plot of military security,” he told the legislators.

He added, “I think we will get it – in one way or another, we will get it.”

Mr. Trump’s comments – and his open desire to get Greenland – comes just as the island weighs an unrelated decision on its sovereignty. Denmark was colonized in Greenland 300 years ago, and while some authority moved to the island over the past half, it still controls the main aspects of the island’s governance.

Next week, Greenlands will vote in parliamentary elections that could be one of the most careful in their history. Many prominent politicians in Greenland publicly called for independence, but the pace – and even certainty – from this process will depend on the election results. Some parties pay for rapid work, while others support a gradual approach or not to cut ties with Denmark at all.

Nino Bruntlon, a student teacher, said about Mr. Trump’s claim that America would “get” America. “

“It is only about money and security,” he said, talking to school in the capital. “I don’t like it.”

Anne Katrin Nielsen, a great assistant in the Greenland Police Force, said she was also shocked by Mr. Trump’s speech.

She said: “He does not care about people.” It is only after our uranium, our mystery and strategic location in the world. We are right in the middle of everything, so I think this is what he wants. “

Greenland has enormous, unforgivable resources, Including rare ground minerals that are vital for high -tech industries and attracted the heavy geopolitical competition. Vice President JD Vance talked about “amazing natural resources” in Greenland, and Republican Senators recently held a hearing recently. “Greenland’s geological importance.” But the harsh weather, the environment launched, and other factors, eased the hopes of the bonanza.

During his first term, Mr. Trump put forward the idea of ​​buying the United States from Greenland from Denmark, which mainly said there is no way. This time, Mr. Trump has taken a more severe tone, saying that he would not rule out the use of power to control the island.

Greenlands said on Wednesday that they were fell asleep from hearing this.

“In one way or another, we will get it,” said Pelauk Ling Rasmussen, head of the Foreign Policy and Security Committee in Parliament. “We have said that before, and we say it again – we want to judge ourselves.”