Danish politician Anders Vistisen did not hesitate to send a public message to the American president Donald Trump this week is over his pitch TO DO Greenland part of the United States.
“Dear President Trump, listen very carefully,” Vistisen told the European Parliament on Tuesday. “Greenland has been part of the Danish kingdom for 800 years. It is an integral part of our country. It’s not for sale.
Vistisen then used profanity which got him in trouble with the rest of the European Parliament.
“Let me put it in words you might understand,” he said. “Mr. Trump, fuck you!”
Nicolae Stefanuta, vice-president of the European Parliament, intervened and told Vistisen that the language was not acceptable.
“If the translation is correct, the term you used is not allowed in this house and there will be consequences for the message you used,” Stefanuta said. “This is not right in this house of democracy. THANKS. No matter what we think of Mr. Trump, it is not possible to use such language.”
Vistisen doubled down on his statement and published his message on X, write“Greenland is not for sale. Greenland has been part of Denmark for 800 years, more than double the length of time the United States has existed. Any true patriot should understand that this is an unacceptable attack on national sovereignty!
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He then claimed that the European Parliament had threatened to fine him for using profanity.
“Fines if you tell the truth about foreigners and crime!” Fines if you tell the truth about the Greenlanders! Fines if you tell Trump the truth! he wrote about.
Reporters asked Trump about Greenland after taking office on Monday. “Greenland is a wonderful place, we need it for international security,” Trump responded. “I’m sure Denmark will come. It costs them a lot of money to maintain it, to preserve it.”
On Tuesday, Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute B Egede responded to Trump’s comments about the territory.
“We are Greenlanders. We don’t want to be Americans. We don’t want to be Danish either. The future of Greenland will be decided by Greenland. Our country and our people will decide the fate of Greenland.
Earlier this month, Trump said he would not rule out the use of force or economic pressure to integrate Greenland – a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark – into the United States. Trump said it was a matter of national security for the United States
“We need Greenland for national security reasons,” Trump told reporters on January 7.
Greenland, home to a large US military base, is an autonomous territory of Denmark, a long-time US ally and founding member of NATO. Trump questioned the legitimacy of Denmark’s claims to Greenland.
Responding to Trump’s comments in an interview with Danish broadcaster TV2, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the United States She is Denmark’s “most important and closest ally” and has said she does not believe the United States would use its military or economic power to secure control of Greenland.
Frederiksen reiterated that she welcomes the United States’ increased interest in the Arctic region, but that it “should be done in a way that is respectful of the Greenlandic people,” she said.
“At the same time, this must be done in a way that allows Denmark and the United States to continue to cooperate, among other things within NATO,” Frederiksen said.
Asset first expressed interest in Greenland in 2019 during his first term. He said Greenland was “hurting Denmark very badly” and costing it $700 million a year. His solution was to get the United States to acquire Greenland, calling it a “big real estate deal.”
—With files from The Associated Press
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