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Prime ministers of Greenland, Denmark tell Trump to stop U.S. takeover threats
The leaders of Greenland and Denmark called on President Trump to stop threatening to take over the resources-rich autonomous territory that's part of the Danish kingdom.The big picture: The calls come after Trump renewed his push to control Greenland during a Sunday interview with The Atlantic on the U.S. raid and ensuing capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas."We do need Greenland, absolutely," Trump told The Atlantic. "We need it for defense."What they're saying: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen wrote on Facebook, "It makes absolutely no sense to talk about the US needing to take over Greenland. The US has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish kingdom."Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Facebook, "When the president of the United States talks about 'we need Greenland' and connects us with Venezuela and military intervention, it's not just wrong. This is so disrespectful."Of note: Right-wing podcaster Katie Miller, a former Trump administration aide who's married to the president's top policy adviser, Stephen Miller, wrote on X "SOON" and shared a map of Greenland draped in the colors of the U.S. flag following the raid.
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